November 4, 2026 — The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission:

Supplemental materials for ASMFC’s 84^TH Annual Meeting are now available athttps://asmfc.org/events/2026-annual-meeting/ the following Management Boards.  The combined document of supplemental materials can be found at https://asmfc.org/resources/management-meeting-materials/2026-annual-meeting-supplemental-materials-november-2026/

American Lobster Management Board – Public Comment

ACCSP Coordinating Council – Recreational Technical Committee Meeting Summary from October 2026  

Horseshoe Crab Management Board – Advisory Panel Report

Shad & River Herring Management Board – Shad & River Herring Technical Committee Meeting Summary; River Herring Alternative Management Plan for South Carolina; American Shad Sustainable Fishery Management Plan for Maine;  American Shad Habitat Plan for Delaware River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Cooperative; American Shad Sustainable Fishing Plan Request of Submission Extension for Delaware River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Cooperative; Shad & River Herring Letter from New York Department of Environmental Conservation  

Atlantic Menhaden Management Board – Revised Public Comment Summary on Addendum II to Amendment 3 (the originally posted Part 2 also includes this revised summary);  Advisory Panel Review of Draft Addendum II and Quota Utilization; Update on Recent Menhaden Fishery Performance; Draft FMP Review for 2025 Fishing Year; Public Comment

Executive Committee – Revised Draft Agenda; Draft Meeting Summary from August 2026; ASMFC Coastal Fisheries Management Law Overview    

Commission Business Session – Draft 2027 Action Plan

ISFMP Policy Board – Revised Draft Agenda; Fishing Effort Survey 2026 Calibration  Factsheets for the Greater Atlantic Region and Southeast Region; ASMFC Stock Assessment Schedule; Public Comment

Habitat Committee – Commissioner Survey Identifies Habitat Priorities and Information Needs

Webinar Information

The Law Enforcement Committee, Habitat Committee and Atlantic Coast Fish Habitat Partnership Steering Committee have unique webinar links that are available as part of the individual committee materials. 

 

Meeting proceedings for all other boards/committees will be broadcast daily via webinar beginning Monday, November 9 at 9:30 AM and continuing daily until the conclusion of the meeting (expected to be 1:15 PM) on Thursday, November 12. To register for the webinar, please go to: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4458443143765348954 (Webinar ID:199-853-067)

 

If you are joining the webinar but will not be using voice over internet protocol (VoIP), you may also call in at +1 (213) 929-4212, access code 157-264-158. A PIN will be provided to you after joining the webinar. For those who will not be joining the webinar but would like to listen in to the audio portion only, press the # key when asked for a PIN.

 

Each day, the webinar will begin 15 minutes prior to the start of the first meeting so people can troubleshoot any connectivity or audio issues they may encounter. If you are having issues with the webinar (connecting to or audio related issues), please contact Chris Jacobs at 703.842.0790.

Meeting Process

Board chairs will ask both in-person and virtual board members if they wish to speak. In-person members can simply raise their hands at the meeting without logging on to the webinar, while virtual members will raise their hands on the webinar. The chair will work with staff to compile the list of speakers, balancing the flow of questions/comments between in-person and virtual attendees. The same process will be used for public comment. Depending upon the number of commenters, the board chair will decide how to allocate the available time on the agenda (typically 10 minutes) to the number of people who want to speak.

 

Public Comment Guidelines

To provide a fair opportunity for public input, the ISFMP Policy Board has approved the following guidelines for use at management board meetings: 

 

For issues that are not on the agenda, management boards will continue to provide opportunities to the public to bring matters of concern to the board’s attention at the start of each board meeting. Board chairs will ask members of the public to raise their hands to let the chair know they would like to speak. Depending upon the number of commenters, the board chair will decide how to allocate the available time on the agenda (typically 10 minutes) to the number of people who want to speak.

 

For topics that are on the agenda that have not gone out for public comment, board chairs will provide limited opportunity for comment, taking into account the time allotted on the agenda for the topic. Chairs will have flexibility in deciding how to allocate comment opportunities; this could include hearing one comment in favor and one in opposition until the chair is satisfied further comments will not provide additional insight to the board.

 

For agenda action items that have already gone out for public comment, it is the Policy Board’s intent to end the occasional practice of allowing extensive and lengthy public comments. Currently, board chairs have the discretion to decide what public comment, if any, to allow in these circumstances.

 

In addition, the following timeline has been established for the submission of written comments for issues for which the Commission has NOT established a specific public comment period (i.e., in response to proposed management action).

 

1. Comments received three weeks prior to the start of a meeting week (October 19) will be included in the briefing materials.
2. Comments received by 5 PM on Tuesday, November 3 will be included in supplemental materials.
3. Comments received by 10 AM on Friday, November 6 will be distributed electronically to Commissioners/Board members prior to the meeting.