March 29, 2018 — WOODS HOLE, Mass. — The following was released by NOAA Fisheries:
The New England Fishery Management Council is exploring options for ecosystem-based fishery management. An ecosystem-based approach to management would allow a variety of factors — from fishery stock status to ecosystem conditions to human dimensions — to be considered in developing fishery management decisions.
The council requested peer review of a proposed ecosystem management procedure and the models used to test that procedure. The federal government furlough earlier this year forced a delay of this review, now rescheduled for April 30-May 4 at the NEFSC Woods Hole Laboratory.
More details on the meeting logistics and the peer reviewers are now posted.
Learn more about NOAA Fisheries’ Northeast Science Center by visiting their site here.