August 15, 2022 — The following was released by the The New England Fishery Management Council:
The New England Fishery Management Council has a busy schedule leading up to its September 26-29, 2022 meeting at the Beauport Hotel in Gloucester. Here’s a rundown of upcoming advisory panel and committee meetings, as well as a few important reminders and items of interest.
ADVISORY PANEL APPLICANTS WANTED: The Council is soliciting commercial and recreational fishermen, as well as other stakeholders, to serve on all of its advisory panels (APs). The term runs January 2023 through December 2025. The application deadline is August 31, 2022. Habitat, monkfish, groundfish, herring, and recreational fishing stakeholders are highly encouraged to learn more about the Council’s special needs. IMPORTANT REMINDER! Current advisory panel members who wish to continue serving on a panel must REAPPLY to remain on the panel.
STAFF VACANCY: The Council is accepting applications for a Fishery Specialist. The specialist will assist in preparing fishery management plans, which requires a broad range of technical and communications skills. The position also involves other work assignments. The application deadline is Tuesday, August 23, 2022. Learn more in the vacancy announcement.
ADVISORY PANEL AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS: The following AP and committee meetings have been posted on the Council’s calendar. Click on the meeting date to access webinar and/or hotel information, agendas, and meeting materials as they become available.
- Habitat Committee – Thursday, August 18, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.
- Scallop Survey Working Group – Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.
- Scientific and Statistical Committee – Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.
- Monkfish Advisory Panel – Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 8:30 a.m.
- Monkfish Committee – Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 1:00 p.m.
- Groundfish Advisory Panel (GAP) – Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at 8:30 a.m.
- Recreational Advisory Panel (RAP) – Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at 1:30 p.m.
- Skate Joint Committee and Advisory Panel – Thursday, September 1, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.
- Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management Committee – Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 9:30 a.m.
- Executive Committee – Thursday, September 8, 2022
- Groundfish Committee – Thursday, September 15, 2022
- Spiny Dogfish Monitoring Committee – Friday, September 16, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.
- Spiny Dogfish Committee – Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.
- Scallop Advisory Panel – Tuesday, September 20, 2022
- Scallop Committee – Wednesday, September 21, 2022
- Atlantic Herring Advisory Panel – Friday, September 23, 2022 at 8:30 a.m.
- Atlantic Herring Committee – Friday, September 23, 2022 at 1:00 p.m.
- U.S. Pre-Transboundary Management Guidance Committee Meeting Public Listening Session – Monday, August 29, 2022
- Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel (NTAP) Working Group – Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.
- Transboundary Management Guidance Committee (TMGC) – Monday and Tuesday, September 12-13, 2022
- U.S./Canada Transboundary Resources Steering Committee – Wednesday, September 14, 2022
- Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) – September 19-23, 2022 in Portugal
- Peer Review Meeting for Management Track Assessments for Monkfish, American Plaice, and Other Groundfish Stocks – September 19-23, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. daily