The Mid-Atlantic and New England Fishery Management Councils will hold a public meeting of their joint Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel on Thursday, July 17, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. in New Bedford, MA. (New Bedford Port Authority Office - 123 Macarthur Drive, New Bedford, MA, 02740)

Webinar Connection

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  Meeting password: JTcRWmMC237

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Meeting Materials

• Agenda

• Presentations:

  1 - Northeast Fishery Science Center NTAP update

  2 - Northeast Fishery Science Center Bottom Trawl Survey update

  3 - Catch Rates for Groundfish Assessment

  4 - Regional Industry-Based Trawl Survey update

  5 - Scientific Fishing in Wind Farms presentations

1. Six Years of Demersal Trawl Surveys in Offshore Development Areas

2. South Fork Wind Export Cable Trawl Survey

3. Virginia Institute of Marine Science – NEAMAP S. New England/Mid-Atlantic Trawl Survey

4. Bottom Trawl Survey of Orsted’s Ocean Wind