May 31, 2016 — The Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council will be meeting from Monday, June 13 through Thursday, June 16 at the University of Delaware in Clayton Hall, 100 David Hollowell Drive, Newark, DE 19716 (302-831-2998).
One of the key items of interest to many offshore anglers will be a 3 p.m. discussion on Wednesday regarding 2017 blueline tilefish specifications and potential alternatives to what was discussed at the last meeting (see the June edition of The Fisherman Magazine’s New Jersey, Delaware Bay edition for more.)
Monday, June 13th
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Committee
• Fishing activities that impact habitat – draft policy document
• Review input from Advisory Panel
• Provide comments/revisions to draft document
• Other Committee updates