March 22, 2023 — The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council:
The New England Fishery Management Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will meet by webinar to discuss issues related to ecosystem-based fishery management and groundfish. The public is invited to listen live. Here are the details.
WHEN: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
START TIME: 9:00 a.m.
WEBINAR REGISTRATION: Online access to the meeting is available at Listen Live. There is no charge to join the meeting through this webinar. The Remote Participation Guide is posted here.
CALL-IN OPTION: To listen by telephone, dial +1 (415) 655-0052. The access code is 950-160-283. Your regular phone charges will apply.
AGENDA: The SSC will meet to:
- Receive a presentation on the Northeast Fisheries Science Center’s State of the Ecosystem 2023 report for New England and make recommendations for improvement;
- Receive a presentation on and discuss a research collaboration of NOAA Fisheries and the UMass-Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology to understand how portfolio theory can facilitate ecosystem-based fishery management and provide feedback to the project team;
- Provide feedback to the Council on the performance metrics and indicators under development by the Groundfish Plan Development Team to review the revised monitoring program, including the increased at-sea monitoring coverage target, implemented through Amendment 23 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan; and
- Discuss other business if needed.
COMMENTS: The deadline for submitting written comments for consideration at this meeting is 8:00 a.m. on Monday, March 27, 2023. Address comments to Council Chair Eric Reid or Executive Director Tom Nies and email them to comments@nefmc.org. Additional information is available in the meeting notice.
MATERIALS: All documents for this meeting will be posted on the SSC March 29, 2023 meeting webpage.
QUESTIONS: Contact Joan O’Leary at (978) 465-0492, ext. 101, joleary@nefmc.org or Janice Plante at (607) 592-4817, jplante@nefmc.org.