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December 2022 Public Comment Form
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October 2022 Council Meeting Comment Form
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Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Species Separation Amendment Comment Form
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council is requesting public comments on a draft amendment to modify the species separation requirements in the Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog fisheries. Use the form below to submit comments on the draft amendment. Comments are due May 30, 2024. Please see the hearing announcement and public hearing document for additional details.
August 2022 Council Meeting Comment Form
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2022 Butterfish Fishery Performance Report - MSB Advisory Panel Comment Form
Please use the following form to provide input focused on the 2021 butterfish fishery. There is also one question at the end regarding the Illex fishery. Before completing the form, the following documents, especially the 2022 Butterfish Fishery Information Document, may be useful to review:
The recent butterfish assessment found the stock was neither overfished nor experiencing overfishing in 2021. While we won’t know the ABC for 2023 until after the July SSC meeting, based on the assessment results and the Council’s risk policy, we’re not anticipating major ABC changes versus recent years. But that’s just a preliminary sense of things, not definite.
Thanks again for taking the time to complete the questions below by Wednesday July 13, 2022.
June 2022 Public Comment Form
Use the form below to submit public comments for the June 2022 Council Meeting.
Atlantic Mackerel Rebuilding 2.0 Amendment - Comment Form
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April 2022 Public Comment Form
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February 2022 Public Comment Form
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December 2021 Public Comment Form
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October 2021 Public Comment Form
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August 2021 Public Comment Form
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June 2021 Public Comment Form
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April 2021 Council Meeting Comment Form
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Bluefish Allocation and Rebuilding Amendment
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February 2021 Council Meeting Comment Form
Please use the form below to submit comments for the February 2021 Council Meeting. Comments must be received by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 to be included in the briefing book. Comments received after this date but before 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 4, 2021 will be posted as supplemental materials on this page. After the supplemental comment deadline, all comments must be submitted using the online comment form below and will be available in a spreadsheet linked from the meeting page.
February 2021 Public Comment Form
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Commercial/Recreational Allocation Amendment - Public Comment Form
December 2020 Council Meeting Public Comments
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Black Sea Bass Commercial State Allocation Amendment
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) are soliciting public input on the Commission’s Draft Addendum XXXIII and the Council’s Black Sea Bass Commercial State Allocation Amendment. Use the comment form below to submit comments on the Black Sea Bass Commercial State Allocation Amendment. Comments must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on November 13, 2020.
Please see the hearing announcement, the Council’s public hearing document, or the Commission’s Draft Addendum XXXIII for additional information about the issues and alternatives being considered, a schedule of public hearings, and other options for submitting written comments.
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Which proposed options/sub-options do you support, and which options/sub-options do you oppose?
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