Note change in start time to 10:30 a.m.
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass (SFSBSB) Monitoring Committee will meet via webinar on Thursday, July 31, 2025 from 10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
The objective of this meeting is for the Monitoring Committee to provide recommendations for 2026-2027 specifications for all three species.
Staff contacts:
Julia Beaty (lead for black sea bass): jbeaty@mafmc.org; 302-526-5250
Hannah Hart (lead for summer flounder): hhart@mafmc.org; 302-526-5263
Hayden Dubniczki (lead for scup): hdubniczki@mafmc.org; 302-526-5259
Webinar Connection
Click here to join the webinar. If prompted, enter meeting number/access code 2338 357 0726 and password SFSBSB2025. After joining the webinar, follow the prompts to use your computer or phone microphone and speakers for audio.
If you are unable to connect through webex, you may connect via phone only by dialing 1-415-655-0001 and entering meeting number/access code 2338 357 0726. Please only use this option if you are not connecting to the webinar on your computer or device. Otherwise follow the audio connection prompts to call in when you join the webinar
Meeting Materials
Summer Flounder
Staff Memo: Small Mesh Exemption Program Analysis – to be posted
2025 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report
Draft 2025 Summer Flounder Management Track Stock Assessment Report
See the Stock Assessment Support Information (SASINF) Search Tool for additional information including tables and figures
Scup
2025 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel
2025 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report (same report as above for summer flounder)
Draft 2025 Scup Management Track Stock Assessment Report
See the Stock Assessment Support Information (SASINF) Search Tool for additional information including tables and figures
2025 Management Track Peer Review Panel Summary Report (same report as above for summer flounder)
Black Sea Bass
2025 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report (same report as above for summer flounder and scup)
Draft 2025 Black Sea Bass Management Track Stock Assessment Report
See the Stock Assessment Support Information (SASINF) Search Tool for additional information including tables and figures
2025 Management Track Peer Review Panel Summary Report (same report as above for summer flounder and scup)