Additional Information

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Committee will meet on Friday, December 1, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn BWI Airport, 1516 Aero Drive, Linthicum, Maryland, 21090; telephone: (410)-691-0500.

The purpose of the meeting is to review and approve the EAFM based risk assessment for the Mid-Atlantic fishery resources which has been under development since early 2017.  The Committee will review the final list of elements and the evaluation of risk posed by each element as recommended by Council staff.  The Committee will make recommendations to the full Council for consideration at its December meeting in Annapolis, MD.

A listen-only webinar will be available for this meeting. Webinar attendees will be able to listen to meeting discussion but will not be able to participate in any way. 

• Webinar: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/dec17eop/ (listen-only audio available through webinar) 

Meeting Materials 

• Agenda
• DRAFT Mid-Atlantic EAFM Risk Assessment Documentation
• DRAFT Mid-Atlantic EAFM Risk Assessment Summary

•Discussion, and drafting, of the three year review of the Standardized Bycatch Reporting

Methodology in order to assess its effectiveness.

•Review of analyses completed, to date

•Other business may be discussed, if necessary

Contact Jason Didden (jdidden@mafmc.org) for more information.

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The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel will hold a public meeting via webinar, jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel.

The meeting will be held on Monday, November 20, 2017 from 2:00 pm to 5:00 p.m.

The meeting will take place over webinar with a telephone-only connection option. 

• Webinar Link: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/fsb-ap-17/
• Audio: When you open the webinar, audio connection instructions will pop up on the screen automatically, or you can dial 800-832-0736, room number 4472108

The purpose of this meeting is to review and provide feedback on proposed recreational management measures (e.g., bag limits, size limits, and seasons) and strategies for the recreational summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass fisheries in 2018. Background documents will be made available on this page prior to the meeting.

• Meeting Agenda
• Staff Memo: Summer Flounder Recreational Management Measures for 2018 (minor revisions made 11/15/17)
• Staff Memo: Scup Recreational Management Measures for 2018
• Staff Memo: Black Sea Bass Recreational Management Measures for 2018
• November 13-14, 2017 Monitoring Committee meeting summary DRAFT

Webinar Summary, posted 11/28/2017

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a public webinar on Thursday November 9, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.

• Webinar link: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/chub_hms_diet/
• Audio can be accessed through the webinar link or by dialing 1-800-832-0736 and entering meeting room number 5068871.

The goal of this webinar is to understand the importance of Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias) to the diets of highly migratory species (HMS) predators in U.S. waters, with a focus on recreationally-important predators such as large tunas and billfish. The objectives of the meeting are to:

1. Convene a panel of scientific experts on HMS diets,
2. Clarify what is known about the importance of chub mackerel to HMS diets based on currently available data, and
3. Develop recommendations for future studies to quantify the role of chub mackerel in HMS diets.

Meeting these objectives will help the Council analyze the potential impacts of chub mackerel management alternatives on HMS predators as well as on recreational fisheries for those predators. The Council is developing a chub mackerel amendment to the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan. More information on the amendment is available here.

Meeting Materials

• Dr. John Graves letter to Council on small scombrids in HMS diets
• Trophic Dynamics of Pelagic Fishes in the U.S. South Atlantic Inferred from Diet and Stable Isotope Analysis, Stephen J. Poland
• Feeding Ecology of Blue Marlins, Dolphinfish, Yellowfin Tuna, and Wahoos from the North Atlantic Ocean and Comparisons with Other Oceans, Rudershausen et. al

Public Participation

To facilitate productive discussions among the invited experts, public participation during this webinar will be limited to designated question and answer and comment periods. Members of the public are invited to email questions for the invited experts to Council staff (jbeaty@mafmc.org) in advance of the meeting.

These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities.  Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aid should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

The Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Committee will meet via webinar on Monday, November 6 at 9:00 a.m. to to review and develop comments regarding options being considered to modify the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan, which could impact the MSB fisheries.

• Committee Meeting Memo

Webinar Instructions

• Webinar Link: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/msb-com-nov-2017/. 
• Audio: Telephone instructions are provided upon connecting, or you can call direct: 800-832-0736, Rm: *7833942# 
  (The best way to connect audio is to type your number in the box that pops up and have the webinar call you but there may be times when you can’t receive an automated call, like if your extension is behind a switchboard.)

The Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology (SBRM) FMAT/PDT will meet Friday, October 20 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Contact Jason Didden for more information - (302) 526-5254, jdidden@mafmc.org.

About FMAT Meetings

Fishery Management Action Team (FMAT) meetings are working meetings of the Council, NOAA Fisheries, and Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission staff. Information on FMAT meeting locations and how to connect via phone or webinar (if available) may be obtained by contacting Council staff prior to the meeting. This information is not posted to the Council’s website. The date and time of FMAT meetings are generally posted to the calendar on the Council’s website, sometimes with very little notice. FMAT members may discuss topics listed on the agenda in any order and may also discuss topics not listed. Members of the public may attend FMAT meetings, or listen to the meetings if they are broadcast, but should not expect to participate in the discussion unless the FMAT chair invites public input during a specified public comment period to be noted at the beginning of the meeting. Work carried out by the FMAT is considered during committee and/or Council meetings, during which public comments are encouraged.

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) Ecosystem and Ocean Planning (EOP) Committee with Advisory Panel (AP) will hold a public meeting on Friday, October 6, 2017.  The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. and conclude no later than 3:00 p.m.   The meeting will be held via webinar with a telephone-only connection option.

• Webinar link: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/oct2017eopwebinar/
• Conference Number: 1-800-832-0736; Meeting Room Number: 5939710

The purpose of the meeting is to review the final list of risk elements to be evaluated by the Council as part of its Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management. At this meeting, the EOP Committee and Advisors will provide final rankings of the risk elements that will be communicated to the full Council at its October meeting in Riverhead, NY. Once adopted, the prioritized risk matrix will be used by the Council to inform its future work and scientific research plans.

Meeting Materials

• Agenda
• DRAFT Mid-Atlantic EAFM Risk Assessment Documentation

The Council's Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Excessive Shares Fishery Management Action Team (FMAT) will meet in Providence, Rhode Island on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The FMAT will review comments on goals and objectives and develop a draft of goals and objectives for the Council to review at the October Council Meeting.

Additional information about this action is available on the Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Amendment page.

Contact José Montañez, jmontanez@mafmc.org, (302) 526-5258.

About FMAT Meetings

FMAT meetings are working meetings of Council, NOAA Fisheries, and Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission staff. The Council typically posts announcements of FMAT meetings to the calendar on the Council’s website, sometimes with very little notice. Detailed agendas and information on the meeting location and how to connect via phone or webinar (if available) are not posted but may be obtained by contacting Council staff prior to the meeting. FMAT members may discuss topics listed on the agenda in any order and may also discuss topics not listed. Members of the public may attend FMAT meetings, or listen to the meetings if they are broadcast, but should not expect to participate in the discussion unless the FMAT chair invites public input during a specified public comment period to be noted at the beginning of the meeting. Work carried out by the FMAT is considered during committee and/or Council meetings, during which public comments are encouraged.

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Spiny Dogfish Monitoring Committee will meet via webinar on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The purpose of this meeting is to review 2018 specifications and management measures and make any appropriate recommendations.

Webinar: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/spinydogmc-2017/. Call-in information is provided upon logging onto the webinar.

A meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Ecosystem and Ocean Planning (EOP) Committee with EOP Advisors will be held on September 12, 2017 at the Lord Baltimore Hotel, 20 W Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD 21202 (410-659-3096).  The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. and conclude by 5:00 p.m. 

• Webinar Link: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/sept2017eop/
• Conference Number: 1-800-832-0736; Conference Room Number: 5939710

The purpose of the meeting is to identify the final list of risk elements to be evaluated by the Council as part of its Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management. In addition, the EOP Committee and Advisors will provide initial rankings of the risk elements that will be communicated to the full Council at its October meeting in Riverhead, NY.

Meeting Materials

• Agenda
• Potential EAFM Risk Elements as Identified by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
• EAFM Risk Assessment - August 2017 Briefing Materials
• EAFM Risk Elements - DRAFT Definitions, 9/12/17

Presentations

• Mid-Atlantic EAFM Risk Assessment Review context, Sarah Gaichas

Webinar Recordings

• EOP Morning Session
• EOP Afternoon Session

The Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology (SBRM) FMAT/PDT will meet September 6 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Contact Jason Didden for more information - (302) 526-5254, jdidden@mafmc.org.

About FMAT Meetings

Fishery Management Action Team (FMAT) meetings are working meetings of the Council, NOAA Fisheries, and Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission staff. Information on FMAT meeting locations and how to connect via phone or webinar (if available) may be obtained by contacting Council staff prior to the meeting. This information is not posted to the Council’s website. The date and time of FMAT meetings are generally posted to the calendar on the Council’s website, sometimes with very little notice. FMAT members may discuss topics listed on the agenda in any order and may also discuss topics not listed. Members of the public may attend FMAT meetings, or listen to the meetings if they are broadcast, but should not expect to participate in the discussion unless the FMAT chair invites public input during a specified public comment period to be noted at the beginning of the meeting. Work carried out by the FMAT is considered during committee and/or Council meetings, during which public comments are encouraged.

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Spiny Dogfish Advisory Panel will meet via webinar Thursday, August 24 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. to review recent fishery performance and develop a Fishery Performance Report and/or other recommendations in preparation for the Council's review of specifications at the October 2017 Council meeting.

Additional information will be posted on this page prior to the meeting.

Webinar Link: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/dogfishap2017/
Telephone instructions are provided upon connecting, or you can call direct: 800-832-0736, Rm: *7833942#.

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a scoping webinar on the Coastal Migratory Pelagics Amendment 31 on August 15, 2017 at 6:00 PM. The presentation, Q&A, and public comment session will be repeated again at 7:00 PM or later, depending on the end time of the first webinar.

• Webinar Registration

The amendment proposes alternatives for cobia management, including continuing joint management measures with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) or the complete transfer of Atlantic cobia management jurisdiction to the (ASMFC). The Council will hold a scoping webinar on the amendment in August.

Additional details will be posted on the SAFMC website at http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/public-hearing-and-scoping-meeting-schedule/. 

The SBRM FMAT/Plan Development Team will hold a conference call on Monday, August 7, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. 

Agenda:

• Discussion and planning of the three year review of the Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology in order to assess its effectiveness.
• Other business may be discussed, if necessary.

Contact Jason Didden for more information - (302) 526-5254, jdidden@mafmc.org.

About FMAT Meetings

Fishery Management Action Team (FMAT) meetings are working meetings of Council, NOAA Fisheries, and Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission staff. Information on FMAT meeting locations and how to connect via phone or webinar (if available) may be obtained by contacting Council staff prior to the meeting. This information is not posted to the Council’s website. The date and time of FMAT meetings are generally posted to the calendar on the Council’s website, sometimes with very little notice. FMAT members may discuss topics listed on the agenda in any order and may also discuss topics not listed. Members of the public may attend FMAT meetings, or listen to the meetings if they are broadcast, but should not expect to participate in the discussion unless the FMAT chair invites public input during a specified public comment period to be noted at the beginning of the meeting. Work carried out by the FMAT is considered during committee and/or Council meetings, during which public comments are encouraged.

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 (ASMFC) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel. The meeting will be held on Friday, July 28, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.

The meeting will be held via webinar with a telephone-only connection option. Details on webinar registration and telephone-only connection are posted below. 

The purpose of this meeting is for the Advisory Panels to review and comment on recent stock assessment information, 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 previously implemented fishery specifications (i.e., catch and landings limits and management measures) for 2018 for all three species and possible scup specifications for 2019. The Council and ASMFC will consider input from the AP in August when reviewing these specifications.

Webinar Connection 

http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/fsb_ap_2017/
Audio only connection: (800) 832-0736; conference room number 4472108

Meeting Materials

• Agenda
• July 2017 SSC Report (Part 1 - ABC Recommendations)
• Summer Flounder:
  • Summer Flounder Monitoring Committee recommendations
  • Summer flounder 2018 specifications review staff memo
  • 2017 Summer flounder data update
• Scup:
  • Scup Monitoring Committee recommendations
  • Scup 2018-2019 specifications staff memo
  • 2017 Scup assessment update
    • Scup ABC projections
• Black Sea Bass: 
  • Black sea bass Monitoring Committee recommendations
  • Black sea bass 2018 specifications review staff memo
  • 2017 Black sea bass data update

Supplemental 

All SSC Meeting Materials, including Fishery Information Documents and Fishery Performance Reports

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee (MC) will meet on Monday, July 24, 2017 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The meeting will be held via webinar with a telephone-only connection option. Details on webinar registration and telephone-only connection details are posted below.

The purpose of this meeting is to review and discuss previously implemented 2018 commercial and recreational Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) and Annual Catch Targets (ACTs) for these three species and the Monitoring Committee may also recommend potential 2019 ACLs and ACTs for scup. The Monitoring Committee may consider recommending changes to the implemented 2018 ACLs and ACTs and other management measures as necessary.

Meeting Materials 

Agenda and Webinar Information

• Meeting agenda
• WEBINAR CONNECTION: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/mc-2017/
  Audio only connection: (800) 832-0736; conference room number 4472108

SSC Report  (All Species)

• July 2017 SSC Report Part 1 (ABC Recommendations) 

Summer Flounder

• Staff memo: Review of 2018 Summer Flounder Measures
• Summer Flounder Fishery Performance Report
  • Additional advisor comments relevant to summer flounder
• Summer Flounder Fishery Information Document
• 2017 Summer Flounder Data Update

Scup

• Staff memo: 2018-2019 Scup Management Measures
• Scup Fishery Performance Report
  • Additional advisor comments relevant to scup
• Scup Fishery Information Document
• Scup Stock Assessment Update:
  • 2017 Scup Stock Assessment Update
  • 2018-2019 ABC projections

Black Sea Bass

• Staff memo: Review of 2018 Black Sea Bass Measures
• Black Sea Bass Fishery Performance Report
  • Additional advisor comments relevant to black sea bass
• Black Sea Bass Fishery Information Document
• 2017 Black Sea Bass Data Update

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a Bluefish Monitoring Committee (MC) meeting via webinar for Monday, July 24, 2017, from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Background information and webinar instructions will be posted on this page about a week before the meeting.

The purpose of this meeting is for the MC to review, and if necessary, revise the current management measures designed to achieve the recommended Atlantic Bluefish catch and landings limit for 2018.

Webinar Connection

http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/bf2017mcmeeting/

Audio only connection: 800-832-0736, room number 5068609

Agenda

Monday, July 24, 2017

• 10:00 a.m. Convene
  • Review bluefish data update
  • Review SSC recommendations (July 19, 2017 meeting)
  • Revise current management measures designed to achieve the multi-year recommended bluefish catch and landings limits
• 12:00 p.m. Adjourn

Meeting Materials

• July 2017 SSC Report (Part 1- ABC Recommendations)
• Staff Memo: Bluefish Specifications Review for 2018 Fishing Year
• 2017 Bluefish AP Information Document
• 2017 Bluefish Fishery Performance Report
• Bluefish 2017 Data Update

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold four scoping hearings in July 2017 to solicit public input on the Excessive Shares Amendment to the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog (SCOQ) Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The Council is also soliciting written comments on the amendment through July 21, 2017.

The objectives of this amendment are to (1) implement measures that specifically define what constitutes an excessive share in the SCOQ Individual Fishing Quota (ITQ) program, and (2) review and if necessary revise goals and objectives in the FMP. During the scoping comment period, which will include scoping meetings, the public may provide comments on the range of issues and information that should be considered, including comments related to the excessive shares issue in the SCOQ ITQ fisheries and goals and objectives of the FMP, as well as any other issues that might be of concern regarding to the management of the SCOQ ITQ fishery. 

Additional information is available in the scoping guide for this action, which will be available by June 19, 2017 on the Council’s website at http://www.mafmc.org/actions/scoq-excessive-shares-amendment.

Scoping Schedule

Public scoping hearings will be held on the following dates:

1. Monday July 10, 2017, 6:30 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn Providence Airport, 1 Thurber Street, Warwick, RI 02886. Telephone: (401) 734-9600.
2. Tuesday July 11, 2017, 6:30 p.m., Webinar. Audio and visual access will be available at http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/scoqexcessshare/. The webinar can also be accessed via phone by calling 1-800-832-0736, room #9294759. Members of the public may also attend in-person at the Council office (800 North State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901) if they contact the Council by July 7, 2017.
3. Wednesday July 12, 2017, 6:30 p.m., The Grand Hotel, 1045 Beach Avenue, Cape May, NJ 08204. Telephone: (609) 884-5611.
4. Monday July 17, 2017, 6:00 p.m., Ocean Pines Branch Library, 11107 Cathell Road, Berlin, MD 21811. Telephone: (410) 208-4014.

Submit Written Comments:

In addition to providing comments at any of the scoping hearings, you may submit written comments by 11:59 PM, Eastern Standard Time, on July 21, 2017. Written comments may be sent by any of the following methods:

1. ONLINE at http://www.mafmc.org/comments/scoq-excessive-shares-amendment-scoping  
2. EMAIL to jmontanez@mafmc.org
3. MAIL to Dr. Christopher Moore, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 North State Street, Suite 201, Dover, Delaware 19901
4. FAX to (302) 674-5399

Please include “SQOQ Excessive Shares Amendment Scoping Comments” in the subject line if using email or fax or on the outside of the envelope if submitting written comments.

Please direct any questions about the amendment to José Montañez, jmontanez@mafmc.org, (302) 526-5258.

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold four scoping hearings in July 2017 to solicit public input on the Excessive Shares Amendment to the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog (SCOQ) Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The Council is also soliciting written comments on the amendment through July 21, 2017.

The objectives of this amendment are to (1) implement measures that specifically define what constitutes an excessive share in the SCOQ Individual Fishing Quota (ITQ) program, and (2) review and if necessary revise goals and objectives in the FMP. During the scoping comment period, which will include scoping meetings, the public may provide comments on the range of issues and information that should be considered, including comments related to the excessive shares issue in the SCOQ ITQ fisheries and goals and objectives of the FMP, as well as any other issues that might be of concern regarding to the management of the SCOQ ITQ fishery. 

Additional information is available in the scoping guide for this action, which will be available by June 19, 2017 on the Council’s website at http://www.mafmc.org/actions/scoq-excessive-shares-amendment.

Scoping Schedule

Public scoping hearings will be held on the following dates:

1. Monday July 10, 2017, 6:30 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn Providence Airport, 1 Thurber Street, Warwick, RI 02886. Telephone: (401) 734-9600.
2. Tuesday July 11, 2017, 6:30 p.m., Webinar. Audio and visual access will be available at http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/scoqexcessshare/. The webinar can also be accessed via phone by calling 1-800-832-0736, room #9294759. Members of the public may also attend in-person at the Council office (800 North State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901) if they contact the Council by July 7, 2017.
3. Wednesday July 12, 2017, 6:30 p.m., The Grand Hotel, 1045 Beach Avenue, Cape May, NJ 08204. Telephone: (609) 884-5611.
4. Monday July 17, 2017, 6:00 p.m., Ocean Pines Branch Library, 11107 Cathell Road, Berlin, MD 21811. Telephone: (410) 208-4014.

Submit Written Comments:

In addition to providing comments at any of the scoping hearings, you may submit written comments by 11:59 PM, Eastern Standard Time, on July 21, 2017. Written comments may be sent by any of the following methods:

1. ONLINE at http://www.mafmc.org/comments/scoq-excessive-shares-amendment-scoping  
2. EMAIL to jmontanez@mafmc.org
3. MAIL to Dr. Christopher Moore, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 North State Street, Suite 201, Dover, Delaware 19901
4. FAX to (302) 674-5399

Please include “SQOQ Excessive Shares Amendment Scoping Comments” in the subject line if using email or fax or on the outside of the envelope if submitting written comments.

Please direct any questions about the amendment to José Montañez, jmontanez@mafmc.org, (302) 526-5258.

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold four scoping hearings in July 2017 to solicit public input on the Excessive Shares Amendment to the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog (SCOQ) Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The Council is also soliciting written comments on the amendment through July 21, 2017.

The objectives of this amendment are to (1) implement measures that specifically define what constitutes an excessive share in the SCOQ Individual Fishing Quota (ITQ) program, and (2) review and if necessary revise goals and objectives in the FMP. During the scoping comment period, which will include scoping meetings, the public may provide comments on the range of issues and information that should be considered, including comments related to the excessive shares issue in the SCOQ ITQ fisheries and goals and objectives of the FMP, as well as any other issues that might be of concern regarding to the management of the SCOQ ITQ fishery. 

Additional information is available in the scoping guide for this action, which will be available by June 19, 2017 on the Council’s website at http://www.mafmc.org/actions/scoq-excessive-shares-amendment.

Scoping Schedule

Public scoping hearings will be held on the following dates:

1. Monday July 10, 2017, 6:30 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn Providence Airport, 1 Thurber Street, Warwick, RI 02886. Telephone: (401) 734-9600.
2. Tuesday July 11, 2017, 6:30 p.m., Webinar. Audio and visual access will be available at http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/scoqexcessshare/. The webinar can also be accessed via phone by calling 1-800-832-0736, room #9294759. Members of the public may also attend in-person at the Council office (800 North State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901) if they contact the Council by July 7, 2017.
3. Wednesday July 12, 2017, 6:30 p.m., The Grand Hotel, 1045 Beach Avenue, Cape May, NJ 08204. Telephone: (609) 884-5611.
4. Monday July 17, 2017, 6:00 p.m., Ocean Pines Branch Library, 11107 Cathell Road, Berlin, MD 21811. Telephone: (410) 208-4014.

Submit Written Comments:

In addition to providing comments at any of the scoping hearings, you may submit written comments by 11:59 PM, Eastern Standard Time, on July 21, 2017. Written comments may be sent by any of the following methods:

1. ONLINE at http://www.mafmc.org/comments/scoq-excessive-shares-amendment-scoping  
2. EMAIL to jmontanez@mafmc.org
3. MAIL to Dr. Christopher Moore, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 North State Street, Suite 201, Dover, Delaware 19901
4. FAX to (302) 674-5399

Please include “SQOQ Excessive Shares Amendment Scoping Comments” in the subject line if using email or fax or on the outside of the envelope if submitting written comments.

Please direct any questions about the amendment to José Montañez, jmontanez@mafmc.org, (302) 526-5258.