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Reminder: August 2017 Mid-Atlantic Council Meeting in Philadelphia, PA

August 4, 2017 — The following was released by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council:

Tuesday, August 8, 2017 – Thursday, August 10, 2017

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will meet next week, August 8-10, 2017, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The meeting will be held at the Courtyard Philadelphia Downtown, 21 North Juniper St., Philadelphia, PA 19107, Telephone 215-496-3200.

  • Meeting Agenda
  • Briefing Materials

The meeting will be broadcast live via webinar. For access to the webinar, go to http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/august2017 and select “enter as guest”.

New York Offshore Wind Open Houses:

During the Council meeting, representatives from the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) will hold public open houses to provide fisheries stakeholders with an opportunity to learn about and provide input to the New York State Offshore Wind Master Plan.

NYSERDA representatives will be available for discussion at the following times:

  • Tuesday, August 8, 11:00am‐7:00pm
  • Wednesday, August 9, 8:00am‐7:00pm

The open houses will be held in the same hotel as the Council meeting (Courtyard Philadelphia Downtown) in the PHJ Library on the first floor.

Click here for additional information.

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