The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) held three virtual regional public workshops to solicit input on future management of the recreational summer flounder fishery. Public input provided will help inform the development of a management strategy evaluation (MSE) which will evaluate different management strategies designed to minimize discards in the recreational summer flounder fishery. This MSE is part of the Council’s continued implementation of its Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) structured framework process that will evaluate different management approaches within an ecosystem context to determine if the outcomes associated with the different approaches achieve management goals and objectives. More information about the summer flounder MSE can be found on the Summer Flounder Management Strategy Evaluation page.
During the workshop participants listened to a series of short background presentations and then provided input and feedback regarding summer flounder discard concerns, potential management objectives to address these concerns, and performance metrics and strategies to achieve these objectives.
Contact: Brandon Muffley, bmuffley@mafmc.org, (302) 526-5260
Agenda and Workshop Materials
Presentations
Virtual Workshop Schedule
Massachusetts through Connecticut: Monday, March 29, 2021; 5:30 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.
New York through Delaware: Wednesday, March 31, 2021; 5:30 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.
Maryland through North Carolina: Monday, April 5, 2021; 5:30 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.