The Ecosystem and Ocean Planning (EOP) Committee and Advisory Panel (AP) of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting on Tuesday, December 17, 2019, from 2:00 P.M. through 4:00 P.M. The meeting will take place over webinar with a telephone-only connection option.

The purpose of this meeting is for the EOP Committee and AP to provide initial feedback and input on a new research project the Council is collaborating on with a team from Rutgers University. The project will develop forecast models to predict short-term (1-10 years) distribution changes for four economically important Mid and South Atlantic species. Short-term projections should provide for greater management utility and application since most management considerations and decisions operate at similar timescales. The EOP Committee and AP will provide feedback on the utility of these types of models, data availability, and potential outcomes.

Webinar Details

To join the webinar, go to http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/dec19eopandap/. Audio connection instructions will pop up automatically when you join the webinar. For audio-only access, dial 1-800-832-0736; and enter room number 5939710#.

Meeting Materials

1. Agenda

2. Project proposal - Near-term forecasts of species distributions for fisheries management

3. Project fact sheet by Lenfest

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel will hold a public meeting, jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel on Friday, November 22, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.

The purpose of this meeting is to review staff and Monitoring Committee recommendations for 2020 recreational management measures for summer flounder, scup and black sea bass, and to provide Advisory Panel input on the 2020 recreational management measures for all three species.

Webinar

The meeting will be held via webinar, which can be accessed at: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/fsb_ap_nov2019/. Meeting audio can also be accessed via telephone by dialing 1-800-832-0736 and entering room number 5068871.

Meeting Materials

• Final agenda

• Summer flounder 2020 recreational measures staff memo

  • Supplemental: Public Comment from Tom Smith

• Scup 2020 recreational measures staff memo

• Black sea bass 2020 recreational measures staff memo

• Bluefish 2020 recreational measures staff memo

Note that a draft Monitoring Committee report from their 11/13-11/14 meeting will be posted here if available prior to the AP meeting.

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Bluefish Advisory Panel will hold a public meeting, jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Bluefish Advisory Panel on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.

The purpose of this meeting is to provide comments and recommendations on recreational management measures for bluefish for the 2020 fishing year. The Monitoring Committee met on Thursday, November 14th. A summary will be available prior to the advisory panel meeting if available.

Webinar Information

The meeting will be held via webinar, which can be accessed at: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/bfapnov19/. Audio connection instructions will pop up automatically when you join the webinar. For telephone-only access, dial 1-800-832-0736 and enter room number 5068609#.

Meeting Materials

• Agenda

• Bluefish Monitoring Committee Staff Memo: 2020-2021 Bluefish Recreational Management Measures

The Council’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel will hold a webinar meeting, jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to review recent operational stock assessment information for scup and black sea bass, and to review the recommendations of the Scientific and Statistical Committee and Monitoring Committee for 2020-2021 specifications for all three species. The advisory panel will also review an analysis of commercial scup discards, and will be asked for input on commercial minimum mesh size requirements.

Webinar Connection

• Webinar: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/fsb-ap-sept-2019/

• Audio: 1-800-832-0736, room number 4472108

Meeting Materials

• Draft Agenda

• SSC and Monitoring Committee Reports

  • September SSC Report

  • Draft Monitoring Committee Catch and Landings Limit Recommendation Tables

• Summer Flounder

  • Staff Memo: 2020 Summer Flounder Specifications Review

  • Summer Flounder 2019 Data Update

• Black Sea Bass

  • Staff Memo: 2020-2021 Black Sea Bass ABC recommendations, revised 9/4/19

  • Supplemental memo on black sea bass 2020-2021 specifications, added 9/11/19 with minor revisions 9/13/19

  • 2019 Operational Assessment and Peer Review Panel Report: Bluefish, Black Sea Bass, Scup, revised 9/4/19

• Scup

  • Staff Memo: 2020-2021 Scup Specifications

  • Commercial Fishery Scup Discard Report

  • 2019 Operational Assessment and Peer Review Panel Report: Bluefish, Black Sea Bass, Scup, revised 9/4/19

• Commercial Mesh Size Regulations

  • Mesh Size Issues Overview for Monitoring Committee

  • Supplemental: Collaborative Research Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Mesh Size Study Final Report

The Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Advisory Panel will meet on Monday, September 23, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to review and provide input on options for modifying access to the Illex squid fishery as well as for revisions to the MSB Plan Goals/Objectives. The terms of reference for a working group on in-year Illex quota adjustments will also be discussed.

The meeting will be held via webinar with a telephone-only audio connection: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/msb-ap-illex/. Telephone instructions are provided upon connecting, or the public can call direct: 800-832-0736, Rm: *7833942#.

Meeting Materials

• September 12, 2019 Committee Meeting Summary w/ new qualification options

• Staff Memo for September 12, 2019 Committee Meeting

• FMAT Summary (April 2019)

• Magnuson-Stevens Act LAPP Requirements

• Scoping comments and older background materials

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Advisory Panel (AP) will meet on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Embassy Suites Philadelphia-Airport, 9000 Bartram Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19153; telephone: 215-365-4500.

The purpose of this meeting is to review and provide comments on the Fishery Management Action Team’s recommendations to address potential actions from the Catch Share Program review conducted by Northern Economic, Inc. The input from the AP on this topic will be presented to the Council’s Executive Committee at the October 2019 Council meeting, when the Council discusses its 2020 Implementation Plan.

In addition, the AP will also review and provide input on the public hearing comments from the Excessive Shares Amendment. The input from the AP on this topic will be presented to the Council at its December 2019 Council meeting, when the Council discusses the final action/approval of the Excessive Shares Amendment. An agenda and background documents will be posted on this page prior to the meeting.

Meeting Materials

• Meeting Agenda

Excessive Shares Amendment Public Comments

• Summary/Synthesis of All Comments Received

• Draft Public Hearing Meeting Summaries (4 hearings)

• Written Comments Received as of September 13, 2019

• Additional Written Comments Received

• Public Hearing Presentation

SCOQ FMAT Technical recommendations for Follow on Actions from the Catch Share Program Review

• Actions – Summary Matrix

• Summary of FMAT Meeting

Webinar Details (Listen-Only)

Webinar Link: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/sept17scoqap/

To join the webinar, go to the link above, select “Enter as Guest,” and type your name in the box. Please note that this is listen-only webinar, meaning that participants must use their computer or the Adobe Connect mobile app to access the meeting. There is no call-in option. In listen-only mode, webinar attendees are not able to provide comments or participate in any way.

The Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel will meet Thursday, August 29, 2019. The meeting will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton BWI and is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. and conclude by 3:30 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to develop Fishery Performance Reports for all three species and also discuss preliminary results of operational stock assessments for scup and black sea bass if possible.

Meeting Materials

• Final Agenda (8/15/19)

• Summer Flounder

  • Summer Flounder Fishery Information Document

  • Supplemental:

    • Summer Flounder 2019 Data Update

    • Summer Flounder 2019-2021 Specifications Revisions Fact Sheet

• Scup

  • Scup Fishery Information Document

  • Supplemental:

    • 2019 Operational Assessment and Peer Review Panel Report: Bluefish, Black Sea Bass, Scup (pre-publication copy; posted 8/26/19)

    • Additional Operational Assessment Peer Review Materials

• Black Sea Bass

  • Black Sea Bass Fishery Information Document

  • Supplemental:

    • 2019 Operational Assessment and Peer Review Panel Report: Bluefish, Black Sea Bass, Scup (pre-publication copy; posted 8/26/19)

    • Additional Operational Assessment Peer Review Materials

• Supplemental Written Comments (All Three Species)

  • James Fletcher email comments (July 2019)

  • Katie Almeida comments (8/19/19)

  • James Fletcher email comments (8/26/19)

  • Harvey Yenkinson fluke comments (8/26/19)

  • Art Smith comments (8/26/19)

  • Brent Fulcher comments (8/28/19)

The Bluefish Advisory Panel will meet via webinar on Monday, August 26, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

The purpose of the meeting is to develop the 2018 Fishery Performance Reports (FPR; produced by the Advisory Panel Members). The intent of this report is to facilitate a venue for structured input from the Advisory Panel members for the bluefish specifications processes, including recommendations by the Council and its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC). In addition to developing the FPR, the AP will also discuss the current status of the Bluefish Amendment. Specifically, the sector based allocations, commercial allocations to the states, the transfer processes, and the FMP goals and objectives.

Webinar Information

Webinar Link: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/bfap2019/.

Telephone instructions are provided upon connecting. For a telephone-only connection, dial 1-800-832-0736 and enter room number 5068609.

Meeting Materials

• Agenda

• 2019 Bluefish Fishery Information Document

• 2018 Bluefish Fishery Performance Report

The Council has committed to funding the first year of a long term golden tilefish fishery independent survey. The first survey will be conducted next year in waters off New York to the Virginia/North Carolina line. This commitment stands with the understanding that the survey will be continued biennially with funding generated through industry involvement.

 The Tilefish Committee and Advisory Panel met via webinar on Thursday, August 1, 2019 to discuss the survey and potential funding options for subsequent surveys.

Meeting Materials

• Agenda

• Request for Proposals: 2020 Golden Tilefish Surveying

• Memo: Funding a Golden Tilefish Survey

Post-Meeting Documents

• Joint Tilefish Advisory Panel and Committee Meeting Summary

• Funding Commitment Email

The Council’s River Herring and Shad (RH/S) Advisory Panel will meet via webinar on Monday, July 29, 2019 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The purposes of the meeting are to review the 2019 RH/S Progress Update, review recent related staff and Monitoring Committee work, and provide input regarding possible modifications to the 2020 RH/S Cap for the Atlantic mackerel fishery.

The meeting will be held via webinar with a telephone-only audio connection: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/rhs-ap-2019/.  Telephone instructions are provided upon connecting, or the public can call direct: 800-832-0736, Rm: *7833942#.

Meeting Materials

Staff Recommendation Memo

RH/S Update Memo (Including Monitoring Committee Input)

Staff Memo to Monitoring Committee

May 2019 RH/S AP Summary

2019 MSB Fishery Performance Report (see Mackerel Section pages 12-14)

The Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel (NTAP) will meet on Monday, July 29, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School for Marine Science & Technology (SMAST) East Building located at 836 South Rodney French Blvd., New Bedford, MA 02744.

The purpose of this meeting is to: 1) meet the Memorial University Flume Tank staff and receive an overview of the Flume Tank Facility; 2) receive an overview of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center trawl survey; 3) conduct trawl model flume tank experiments of net spread; and 4) determine other trawl model flume tank experiments.

• Flume Tank Summary – still images

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a webinar-based meeting with its Advisory Panel members and the public to provide information and gather input regarding an upcoming Council Omnibus Framework action that could require electronic reporting of Vessel Trip Reports (VTRs) for all Council-managed commercial fisheries. The meeting will be held Tuesday, July 23, 2019 from 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Webinar

The meeting will be held via webinar (http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/evtr_app_overview/) with a telephone audio connection (provided when connecting). Audio only access via conference phone number: 1-800-832-0736, Room Number: 5765379.

Background

The Council is considering requiring electronic reporting of commercial fishery Vessel Trip Reports (VTRs). This action would change the method of transmitting VTRs—the required data elements would not change. Existing regulations requiring that VTRs be completed before arriving at the dock would not change, but the timeline for submitting electronic reports may change. This meeting will provide a review of eVTR applications and gather input from the Council’s commercial fishery advisory panel members and the public in preparation for Council action.

Meeting Materials

• Webinar Agenda

• Frequently Asked Questions Related to Electronic Vessel Trip Reports in Commercial Fisheries

• Framework Discussion Document - Prepared for June 2019 NEFMC Meeting*

* Note: The NEFMC has initiated a joint action with the MAFMC to include all NEFMC-managed species. The Councils are working together to update the action timeline, users affected, analyses, and other relevant sections of this document. Updates will be posted as they become available.

The Mid-Atlantic Council’s Ecosystems and Ocean Planning and River Herring/Shad Advisory Panels (APs) will meet jointly via webinar to provide recommendations on the Council’s 2020-2024 strategic plan. This discussion will be followed by a River Herring/Shad AP discussion of recent river herring/shad catch cap performance and related issues.

Webinar Connection

• http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/eop-rhs-sp/ Telephone instructions are provided upon connecting, or call direct: 800-832-0736, Rm: *7833942#.

Background Documents

• MAFMC 2020-2024 Strategic Plan Development Overview

• Strategic Planning Presentation

• Additional documents will be posted here once available

The Council’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass AP will meet on Friday, May 3 from 10AM-11:30AM via webinar to provide comments on the development of the Council’s 2020-2024 strategic plan. The AP will review preliminary results of a recent strategic planning stakeholder survey, provide comments on the performance of the 2014-2018 strategic plan, and provide recommendations for priorities for the 2020-2024 plan.

Webinar Connection

• Webinar Link: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/fsb-ap-may-2019/

• Audio Connection: Audio connection information will appear when opening the webinar, or dial: 800-832-0736, and use room number 4472108.

Meeting Materials

• MAFMC 2020-2024 Strategic Plan Development Overview

• Presentation

The Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish (MSB) Committee and MSB Advisory Panel will meet with the Illex working group to help plan the steps needed to advance assessment and management of Illex squid.

Webinar

• http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/illex-wg/

• Telephone instructions are provided upon connecting, or the public can call direct: 800-832-0736, Rm: *7833942#.

  • Recent Center Illex Data Update

  • Recent Staff AP Info Document

  • Recent AP Fishery Performance Report (page 5)

  • Johnson 2011 Illex Paper

The Council’s Bluefish Advisory Panel (AP) will meet on Thursday, April 25, 2019 from 9:30 AM-11:00 AM via webinar to provide comments on the development of the Council’s 2020-2024 strategic plan. The AP will review preliminary results of a recent strategic planning stakeholder survey, provide comments on the performance of the 2014-2018 strategic plan, and provide recommendations for priorities for the 2020-2024 plan.

Webinar Connection

• Webinar link: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/bfstratplan/

• Audio prompts will display upon entering the room, or dial: 1-800-832-0736; room number 5068609.

Meeting Materials

• MAFMC 2020-2024 Strategic Plan Development Overview

• Presentation

The Council’s Tilefish Advisory Panel (AP) will meet on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 from 9:30 AM-11:00 AM via webinar to provide comments on the development of the Council’s 2020-2024 strategic plan. The AP will review preliminary results of a recent strategic planning stakeholder survey, provide comments on the performance of the 2014-2018 strategic plan, and provide recommendations for priorities for the 2020-2024 plan.

Webinar Connection

• Webinar link: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/tfstratplan/

• Audio prompts will display upon entering the room, or dial: 1-800-832-0736; room number 5068609.

Meeting Materials

• MAFMC 2020-2024 Strategic Plan Development Overview

• Presentation

The Council’s Spiny Dogfish Advisory Panel (AP) will meet on Monday, April 22, 2019 from 1:00 PM-2:30 PM via webinar to provide comments on the development of the Council’s 2020-2024 strategic plan. The AP will review preliminary results of a recent strategic planning stakeholder survey, provide comments on the performance of the 2014-2018 strategic plan, and provide recommendations for priorities for the 2020-2024 plan.

Webinar Connection

• http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/dogfish-s-p/.  Telephone instructions are provided upon connecting, or you can call direct: 800-832-0736, Rm: *7833942#.

Meeting Materials

• MAFMC 2020-2024 Strategic Plan Development Overview

• Presentation

The Council’s Surfclam and Ocean Quahog (SCOQ) Advisory Panel (AP) will meet via webinar on Friday, April 19, 2019 from 9:30AM-12:30PM. The purpose of the meeting is to create the 2019 fishery performance report to provide structured input from the SCOQ AP members to the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and Council, for consideration at their May and June 2019 Meetings, respectively. The report is specifically used to contextualize catch histories for the SSC by providing information about fishing effort, market trends, environmental changes, and other factors. In addition, the Advisory Panel will be asked to provide feedback on the development of the Council’s 2020-2024 strategic plan, after reviewing the results of a recent strategic planning stakeholder survey.

Webinar Connection

• Webinar Link: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/scoqapril2019ap/

• Audio Conference: 1-800-832-0736; Conference Room Number: 9294759

Meeting Materials

• 2019 Surfclam Fishery Information Document

• 2019 Ocean Quahog Fishery Information Document

• 2018 Fishery Performance Reports for Surfclam and Ocean Quahog

• 2016-2020 Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Research Priorities

• MAFMC 2020-2024 Strategic Plan Development Overview

The Council’s Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Advisory Panel (AP) will meet via webinar on Friday, April 12. The purposes of the meeting include: 1. To create a Fishery Performance Report, which facilitates structured input from AP members on the MSB specifications process for the Council and its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), and 2. Gather Advisory Panel feedback on the development of the Council’s 2020-2024 strategic plan, after reviewing the results of a recent strategic planning stakeholder survey. An agenda and background documents will be posted on this page prior to the meeting.

Input will be taken first on the strategic plan and then on the MSB fisheries.

Strategic Planning 1-pager

Strategic Planning Presentation and Presentation Recording

MSB Research Priorities

Butterfish Fishery Information Document

Illex Fishery Information Document

Longfin Fishery Information Document

Mackerel Fishery Information Document

Webinar Connection

The webinar can be accessed at: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/msb-ap-2019/.  Telephone instructions are provided upon connecting, or the public can call direct: 800-832-0736, Rm: *7833942#.

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will hold a joint webinar meeting of their Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panels. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss potential changes to commercial management measures, including the state-by-state commercial quota allocations managed by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, federal in-season closure regulations, and other measures. The Council recently initiated an amendment to consider these and other issues; however, they agreed to postpone development of management alternatives until later in the year after the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Black Sea Bass Commercial Working Group has made further progress on options for revisions to the state-by-state commercial quota allocations.

Webinar Connection

To join the call, please dial: 1-888-585-9008, followed by the room number: 705-426-714

Please register for the webinar using the following link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6284668124316717836   

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Meeting Materials

• Agenda and Background Information

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a public webinar meeting of its Advisory Panels (APs) for management plans requiring commercial permits (Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass; Bluefish; Spiny Dogfish; Surfclam and Ocean Quahog; and Tilefish). The purpose of this meeting is for the APs to provide input on the upcoming Commercial Electronic Vessel Trip Report (eVTR) Omnibus Framework and associated topics. The Council will consider feedback provided by the AP at its April 2019 meeting, which will be the first framework meeting for this action.

Webinar Connection

• Webinar: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/evtr_ap_meeting/

• Audio connection information should display upon entering the room following the link above. Alternatively, to connect audio only: 800-832-0736; room number 5765379.

Meeting Materials

• Agenda

The Surfclam and Ocean Quahog (SCOQ) Advisory Panel meeting will meet via webinar on Thursday, March 14, 2019 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The purpose of is to provide feedback on the Public Hearing Document for the SCOQ Excessive Shares Amendment. More details on the action can be found at: http://www.mafmc.org/actions/scoq-excessive-shares-amendment.

Webinar

• Webinar connection: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/rasof917zq34/

• Audio: 1-800-832-0736; Conference Room Number: 9294759

Meeting Materials

• Excessive Shares Amendment – Public Hearing Document

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel will hold a public meeting, jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel on Friday, March 1, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.

The purpose of this meeting is for the Advisory Panels to review and comment on recent stock assessment information for summer flounder, as well as the reports and recommendations of the Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee regarding revised 2019 fishery specifications (i.e., catch and landings limits and management measures) for summer flounder as well as expected new specifications for 2020-2021. The AP will also be asked for recommendations on recreational management measures for summer flounder in 2019. The Council and ASMFC will consider input from the AP when adopting 2019-2021 catch and landings limits and 2019 recreational measures for summer flounder.

Webinar Connection

• Webinar: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/fsb_ap_mar2019/

• Audio connection: 1-800-832-0736, room #4472108

Meeting Materials

• Agenda

• Summer Flounder 2019-2021 Specifications Staff Memo

• Summer Flounder 2019 Recreational Measures Staff Memo

• February 21 SSC Report

• Revised catch and landings limit tables based on SSC recommendations

• Draft Monitoring Committee Summary (to be posted if available following the 2/27 MC meeting)

Supplemental Materials

• SAW/SARC 66 Assessment Summary Report

• Updated stock projection scenarios, January 2019

• Harvey Yenkinson Comments 2/22/19

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Advisory Panel will meet on Friday February 22, 2019 from 10:00 am to 12:00 p.m. The meeting will be held via webinar, which can be accessed at: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/feb2019msbap/. Participants may also connect via telephone by calling 1-800-832-0736 and entering room number 5068871.

The purpose of this meeting is for the Advisory Panel to review public comments and staff recommendations and provide recommendations for preferred alternatives for the Chub Mackerel Amendment. The Council will consider the Advisory Panel recommendations when they take final action on this amendment. This amendment considers adding Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias) to the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan. The amendment includes alternatives regarding catch limits, accountability measures, and other conservation and management measures required for stocks “in the fishery.”

Meeting Materials

• Public Hearing Document

• Public Comment Summary

• February 2019 memo on staff recommendations for final action

The Council’s Tilefish Advisory Panel will meet via webinar on Wednesday, February 20, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The purpose of the meeting is to create fishery performance reports for blueline and golden tilefish by the Council’s Tilefish Advisory Panel. The intent of these reports is to facilitate a venue for structured input from the Advisory Panel members for the Tilefish specifications processes, including recommendations to the Council and its Scientific and Statistical Committee.

Webinar Information

• Webinar link: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/tf2019ap/

• Audio: Audio will pop up when you connect to the webinar, or you can call: 1-800-832-0736, Room: 5068609#

Meeting Materials

• Agenda

• 2019 Golden Tilefish Fishery Information Document

• Golden Tilefish Data Update Through 2018 - NEFSC

• 2018 Golden Tilefish Fishery Performance Report

• Golden Tilefish Research Priorities

• 2019 Blueline Tilefish Fishery Information Document

• Blueline Tilefish Data Update Through 2018 - NEFSC

• 2018 Blueline Tilefish Fishery Performance Report

• Blueline Tilefish Research Priorities

IMPORTANT UPDATE: This meeting has been cancelled. Please check back on this page for information regarding a rescheduled meeting date. A summary of meeting cancellations is available here.