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

• Agenda

• Summer Flounder

  • Staff Memo: 2026-2027 Summer Flounder ABC Recommendations

  • Staff Memo: Small Mesh Exemption Program Analysis – to be posted

  • 2025 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report

  • 2025 Summer Flounder Fishery Information Document

  • 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

  • 2025 Management Track Peer Review Panel Summary Report

• Scup

  • Staff Memo: 2026-2027 Scup ABC Recommendations

  • 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)

  • 2025 Scup Fishery Information Document

  • 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

  • Staff Memo: 2026-2027 Black Sea Bass ABC Recommendations

  • 2025 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report (same report as above for summer flounder and scup)

  • 2025 Black Sea Bass Fishery Information Document

  • 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)