The Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass (SFSBSB) Monitoring Committee with meet via webinar on Thursday, December 7, 2023 from 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m..

Staff contacts:

• Julia Beaty (lead for black sea bass): jbeaty@mafmc.org; 302-526-5250

• Kiley Dancy (lead for summer flounder): kdancy@mafmc.org; 302-526-5257

• Hannah Hart (lead for scup): hhart@mafmc.org; 302-526-5263

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Meeting Materials

• Summer flounder 2024-2025 recreational measures

  • Supplemental memo to the MC dated Dec. 4, 2023

  • MC November 13-14 Meeting Summary Part 2: Recreational Measures

  • Presentation

  • Supplemental:

    • Staff memo on summer flounder recreational measures dated November 8, 2023

    • Staff presentation from November 13 on summer flounder measures

• Scup 2024-2025 recreational measures

  • Scup wave 1-2 VTR analysis

  • MC November 13-14 Meeting Summary Part 2: Recreational Measures

  • Presentation

  • Supplemental:

    • Staff memo on scup recreational measures dated November 8, 2023

    • Staff presentation from November 13 on scup recreational measures

The Spiny Dogfish Monitoring Committee with meet via webinar on Monday, November 6, 2023 from 12:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. to develop recommendations for future Spiny Dogfish specifications

Staff contacts:

• Jason Didden, jdidden@mafmc.org; 302-526-5254

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• Agenda:

  • Review assessment/SSC findings

  • Develop management measure recommendations to ensure specifications are not exceeded.

The Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Monitoring Committee with meet via webinar on Monday, November 6, 2023 from 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. The Monitoring Committee will develop recommendations for future Atlantic mackerel specifications given the results of the October 30, 2023 SSC meeting. Public comments will also be taken.

Staff contacts:

• Jason Didden, jdidden@mafmc.org; 302-526-5254

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Meeting Materials

• Trip Limit Analysis

The Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass (SFSBSB) Monitoring Committee with meet via webinar on Friday, October 6, 2023 from 9am - 11am.

Staff contacts:

• Julia Beaty (lead for black sea bass): jbeaty@mafmc.org; 302-526-5250

• Kiley Dancy (lead for summer flounder): kdancy@mafmc.org; 302-526-5257

• Hannah Hart (lead for scup): hhart@mafmc.org; 302-526-5263

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• Presentation

• 2022 North Atlantic Recreational Fishing Survey - Sample

The Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass (SFSBSB) Monitoring Committee with meet with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Technical Committee via webinar on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 from 9am - 12pm.

The purpose of this meeting is to discuss use of the Recreational Demand Model in setting future recreational management measures for these three species. An additional Monitoring and Technical Committee meeting will be held in November 2023 to discuss specific recommendations for 2024-2025 recreational measures for summer flounder and scup and 2024 measures for black sea bass.

Staff contacts:

• Julia Beaty (lead for black sea bass): jbeaty@mafmc.org; 302-526-5250

• Kiley Dancy (lead for summer flounder): kdancy@mafmc.org; 302-526-5257

• Hannah Hart (lead for scup): hhart@mafmc.org; 302-526-5263

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Meeting Materials

• Agenda

• Presentation: Catch-Per-Trip Options

• Presentation: RDM and accounting for statistical uncertainty in MRIP estimates

• Meeting Summary

The Council’s Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Monitoring Committee will meet via webinar on Thursday, July 27, 2023, from 9 a.m. to noon.

Agenda: For Atlantic mackerel and then longfin squid, this meeting will develop recommendations for future specifications in order to not exceed the Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) selected by the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC). Recent evaluations of scup Gear Restricted Areas (GRAs), which impact longfin squid fishing, may also be discussed.

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• Scup Discards Report

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass (SFSBSB) Monitoring Committee will meet via webinar on Thursday, July 27, 2023 (time TBD).

The purpose of this meeting is to discuss 2024 specification for black sea bass, 2024-2025 specifications for summer flounder and scup, the 2024 commercial management measures for all three species, and other topics as necessary.

Staff contacts:

• Julia Beaty (lead for black sea bass): jbeaty@mafmc.org; 302-526-5250

• Kiley Dancy (lead for summer flounder): kdancy@mafmc.org; 302-526-5257

• Hannah Hart (lead for scup): hhart@mafmc.org; 302-526-5263

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Meeting Materials

• Agenda

• Staff Memo: 2024-2025 Summer Flounder Specifications

  • Summer flounder staff rec. table with annual and averaged approach limits

• Staff Memo: Summer Flounder Mesh Size Issues

• Staff Memo: 2024-2025 Scup Specifications

  • Scup Updated Staff Recommendation Table Based on SSC Recommendations

• Scup Discards Report

• Staff Memo: 2024 Black Sea Bass Specifications

• Supplemental:

  • Draft 2023 Summer Flounder Management Track Stock Assessment Report

  • Draft 2023 Scup Management Track Stock Assessment Report

  • 2023 NEFSC Black Sea Bass Data Update

The Council’s Bluefish Monitoring Committee (MC) will hold a public meeting via webinar on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 from 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is for the Bluefish MC to recommend 2024-2025 catch and landings limits as well as commercial and recreational management measures.

Staff Contact: Karson Cisnersos - kcisneros@mafmc.org; 302-526-5259

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Meeting Materials

1. Agenda

2. Recreational Measures Staff Memo

3. Specifications Staff Memo

4. AP Fishery Performance Report

5. Fishery Information Document

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Tilefish Monitoring Committee will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. The meeting will be held via webinar.

The purpose of the meeting is for the Tilefish Monitoring Committee to review previously adopted 2024 commercial and recreational catch limits for both blueline and golden tilefish and recommend changes as appropriate.

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Meeting Materials

• Agenda

• Golden Tilefish

  • 2023 Fishery Performance Report

  • 2023 Fishery Information Document

  • Staff Memo

  • 2023 NEFSC Data Update for Golden Tilefish

• Blueline Tilefish

  • 2023 Fishery Performance Report

  • 2023 Fishery Information Document

  • Staff Memo

This meeting has been canceled. The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) endorsed maintaining the previously-set 2024 Acceptable Biological Catches (ABCs) for butterfish and chub mackerel. Via email, the Monitoring Committee noted that no Monitoring Committee members had information to suggest that any modifications to the previously-set 2024 specifications may be warranted. Given these circumstances, this meeting has been canceled. For more information please see the May 2023 SSC meeting page at https://www.mafmc.org/ssc-meetings/may-2023 or contact Jason Didden at jdidden@mafmc.org or 302-526-5254. Please see https://www.mafmc.org/public-comment if you would like to provide comments for the upcoming Council meeting, which will review these specifications.

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass (SFSBSB) Monitoring Committee will meet jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) SFSBSB Technical Committee on Thursday, May 11, 2023 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. via webinar.

The Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee and Technical Committee will meet jointly to discuss several issues in preparation for additional meetings later in 2023 regarding 2024 recreational management measures for black sea bass and 2024-2025 recreational measures for scup and summer flounder.

Staff contacts:

• Julia Beaty (lead for black sea bass): jbeaty@mafmc.org; 302-526-5250

• Kiley Dancy (lead for summer flounder): kdancy@mafmc.org; 302-526-5257

• Hannah Hart (lead for scup): hhart@mafmc.org; 302-526-5263

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The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) Bluefish Monitoring Committee (MC) will meet jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Bluefish Technical Committee (TC) via webinar on Friday, March 24, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to develop potential methods for applying a buffer between sector specific annual catch limits (ACLs) and annual catch targets (ACTs) to account for management uncertainty. At the meeting, the MC and TC will review buffer examples in other fisheries, review recent bluefish overages by sector, and discuss methods for buffer calculation. The MC and TC will also discuss bluefish specifications updates and next steps as appropriate.

Meeting Materials

• Agenda

• Staff Memo

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The Council’s Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Monitoring Committee will meet via webinar on Thursday, March 23, 2023, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The purpose of this meeting is to review recent fishery performance and the Scientific and Statistical Committee’s (SSC) catch recommendations regarding Illex squid. Based on the SSC’s recommendations, the Monitoring Committee will develop recommendations about annual specifications and/or associated management measures.

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Please see the March 7 – 8, 2023 SSC Meeting for Illex background materials.

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee (MC) will meet on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The meeting will be held via webinar.

The Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee will meet to discuss 2023 recreational management measures for each species. The Monitoring Committee will consider how to apply the recently adopted Harvest Control Rule Percent Change Approach to these species in 2023, including the percent change in harvest the measures should achieve in 2023. The Monitoring Committee will also recommend the appropriate coastwide or federal waters recreational management measures (e.g., possession limits, fish size limits, seasons) for all three species.

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• Agenda

• Summary of October 26, 2022 Monitoring Committee meeting

• Council staff memo on scup recreational management measures for 2023

• Council staff memo on black sea bass recreational management measures for 2023

• Council staff memo on summer flounder recreational management measures for 2023

Supplemental:

• Recreational Summer Flounder Management Strategy Evaluation Results

  • MSE Model Specifications Summary

• Recreational Demand Model Overview

• Recreational Fleet Dynamics Model Overview

Presentations:

• Council staff scup presentation

• Council staff black sea bass presentation

• Council staff summer flounder presentation

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee (MC) will meet on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The meeting will be held via webinar.

The MC will meet to discuss considerations for developing 2023 recreational management measures for all three species. These discussions will inform additional analysis that will be conducted prior to another meeting of the MC in November. During this first meeting, the MC will review 1) the Recreational Harvest Control Rule Percent Change Process approved by the Council in June 2022, 2) the results of the recently completed Summer Flounder Management Strategy Evaluation which explored strategies to reduce recreational discards, and 3) two recreational harvest estimation models that could be used to inform development of 2023 management measures. The MC will discuss the implications of these issues for development of 2023 recreational management measures, which will be further discussed at a subsequent MC meeting in November 2022.

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• Meeting Agenda

• Overview of Process for Setting 2023 Recreational Management Measures for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass (minor revisions 10/24/22)

• Recreational Summer Flounder Management Strategy Evaluation Results

  • Supplemental: MSE Model Specifications Summary

  • See also: Description of Recreational Demand Model linked below.

• Recreational Demand Model Overview

• Recreational Fleet Dynamics Model Overview

• Supplemental:

  • GARFO 2020-2021 Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass Catch Accounting Letter and Report

The Spiny Dogfish Monitoring Committee will meet via webinar to review annual specifications and management measures and make any appropriate recommendations.

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Staff Contact: Jason Didden, (302) 526-5254, jdidden@mafmc.org

The Council’s Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Monitoring Committee will meet via webinar on Thursday, July 28, 2022, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The purpose of this meeting is to review recent fishery performance and the Scientific and Statistical Committee’s (SSC) catch recommendations regarding butterfish and Illex squid. Based on the SSC’s recommendations, the Monitoring Committee will develop recommendations about annual specifications and/or associated management measures.

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The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee (MC) will meet on Thursday, July 28, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The meeting will be held via webinar.

The MC will review previously adopted 2023 commercial and recreational Annual Catch Limits (ACLs), Annual Catch Targets (ACTs), commercial quotas, and recreational harvest limits (RHLs) for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass and recommend changes as appropriate. In addition, the MC should review commercial management measures for all three species and recommend changes if needed. During this meeting, the MC will consider recent fishery performance as well as recommendations from the Advisory Panel, Scientific and Statistical Committee, and Council staff.

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Meeting Materials

• Meeting agenda

• Fact Sheet: Revised Commercial and Recreational Allocations for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass

• Press Release: MAFMC & ASMFC Take First Step Toward Recreational Management Reform for Bluefish, Sumer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass

• Staff Memo: Review of 2023 Summer Flounder Measures (minor correction 7/27)

• Staff Memo: Review of 2023 Scup Measures

• Staff Memo: Review of 2023 Black Sea Bass Measures

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) Bluefish Monitoring Committee (MC) will meet via webinar on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, from 9 am to 12 pm. The purpose of this meeting is for the Monitoring Committee to review 2023 commercial and recreational management measures and recommend any changes if necessary. To inform their recommendations, the MC will review recent catch and landings information, the Fishery Performance Report developed by the Advisory Panel, the 2023 ABC recommendation by the SSC, and other relevant information.

Meeting Materials

1. Agenda

2. Staff Memo: Review of 2023 Bluefish Specifications

3. Staff Memo: Review of 2023 Bluefish Recreational Management Measures

4. 2022 NEFSC Bluefish Data Update

5. 2022 Bluefish Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report

6. 2022 Bluefish Fishery Information Document

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The Council's Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Monitoring Committee will meet via webinar on Friday May 20, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. EDT.

The objectives of this meeting are for the Monitoring Committee to:

1. Review recent longfin squid and chub mackerel fishery performance and management measure recommendations from the Advisory Panel, the Scientific and Statistical Committee, and Council staff;

2. Review, and if appropriate, recommend changes to the previously implemented 2023 longfin squid specifications; and

3. Recommend 2023-2025 annual catch limits, annual catch targets, total allowable landings limits, and other management measures for chub mackerel.

Agenda

1. Review Chub mackerel information and make any relevant recommendations to the Council

   • Staff memo: 2023-2025 ABC Specifications and Considerations

   • 2022 Chub Mackerel Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report

   • 2022 Chub Mackerel Fishery Information Document

2. Review longfin squid information and make any relevant recommendations to the Council

   • Staff memo: Review of 2023 Measures for Longfin Squid

   • 2022 Longfin Squid Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report

   • 2022 Longfin Squid Fishery Information Document

   • NEFSC longfin catch and index figures

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The Council’s Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Monitoring Committee will meet on Friday, March 18, 2022, from 1:30 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to review recent fishery performance and the Scientific and Statistical Committee’s (SSC) catch recommendations regarding Illex squid and Atlantic mackerel. Based on the SSC’s recommendations, the Monitoring Committee will develop recommendations about Illex squid specifications and Atlantic mackerel rebuilding.

Agenda:

Illex Specifications

Mackerel Rebuilding and Specifications

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The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Tilefish Monitoring Committee will hold a public webinar meeting on Thursday, March 17, 2022, from 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. The meeting will be held via webinar.

The purpose of the meeting is for the Tilefish Monitoring Committee to review and, if necessary, revise the 2023 recommended annual catch limits, trip limits, discards and other management measures for the blueline and golden tilefish fisheries.

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Golden Tilefish

• 2022 Golden Tilefish Fishery Performance Report

• 2022 Golden Tilefish Fishery Information Document

• Staff Memo on 2023 Golden Tilefish Specifications

Blueline Tilefish

• 2022 Blueline Tilefish Fishery Information Document

• 2022 Blueline Tilefish Fishery Performance Report

• Staff Memo to SSC on 2023 Blueline Tilefish ABC

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee will meet via webinar on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to develop recommendations for 2022 federal waters recreational management measures (i.e., possession limits, fish size limits, and open and closed seasons) for all three species.

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Meeting Materials

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• Staff memo on summer flounder recreational management measures for 2022

• Staff memo on scup recreational management measures for 2022

• Staff memo on black sea bass recreational management measures for 2022

• Supplemental

  • Staff memo on 2020 estimates for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass dated July 20, 2021

  • FAQs on NOAA Fisheries’ 2020 Marine Recreational Catch Estimates

  • MRIP Staff Presentation to Monitoring Committee, July 2021

The Spiny Dogfish Monitoring Committee will meet via webinar on September 20, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to review annual specifications and management measures and make any appropriate recommendations.

Meeting Materials

Fishery Information Document (with Trip Limit analysis)

Fishery Performance Report

Staff ABC Memo to SSC

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Staff Contact: Jason Didden, (302) 526-5254, jdidden@mafmc.org

The Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Monitoring Committee Meeting will meet Tuesday, September 14, 2021, from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm. This meeting will be conducted via webinar.

Meeting Objectives:

1. Review recent fishery performance and management measure recommendations from the Advisory Panel, the Scientific and Statistical Committee, and Council staff;

2. Review, and if appropriate, recommend changes to the previously implemented 2022 annual catch limit (ACL), annual catch target (ACT), total allowable landings limit (TAL), and other management measures.

Staff Contact: Julia Beaty, jbeaty@mafmc.org, (302) 526-5250

Meeting Materials

• Agenda

• Staff Memo: 2022 Specifications for Atlantic Chub Mackerel

• Chub Mackerel 2021 Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report

• Chub Mackerel 2021 Fishery Information Document

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The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee will meet on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The meeting will be held via webinar.

The purpose of this meeting is to discuss management measures for all three species. The objectives of this meeting are for the Monitoring Committee to: 1) Review recent stock assessment information, fishery performance, and recommendations from the Advisory Panel, the Scientific and Statistical Committee, and staff; 2) Recommend 2022-2023 commercial and recreational Annual Catch Limits, Annual Catch Targets, commercial quotas, and recreational harvest limits for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass; 3) Review commercial management measures for all three species and recommend changes if needed; and 4) Review and discuss 2020 recreational data collection gaps and catch estimation methodology from the Marine Recreational Information Program.

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• Audio Options: Participants can use their computer mic/speakers or telephone for webinar audio. Once you have joined the webinar at the link above, you will be able to select your audio options. If you have an unstable internet connection, we recommend using the “call in” option. To use your phone to connect to audio, first sign into the webinar link above, then look for the “call in” option (if you don’t see this, look for the “use computer audio” button, which will have a little down arrow next to it that you can click on – that should bring up the “call in” option). That will give you a prompt with the phone number, access code, and Attendee ID#. Please make sure to use the Attendee ID# on your screen, as that will allow us to identify you on our end.

• Phone-Only Access: 1-844-621-3956 (U.S. Toll Free); Access code: 173 813 6780. 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

• Meeting agenda

2020 Recreational Harvest Estimates

• Staff memo on 2020 estimates for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass

• FAQs on NOAA Fisheries’ 2020 Marine Recreational Catch Estimates

• Presentation on 2020 estimates from June 2021 MAFMC meeting

• MRIP Staff Presentation

Summer Flounder 2022-2023 Specifications

• Staff Memo: 2022-2023 Summer Flounder ABC Recommendations

• Draft 2021 Summer Flounder Management Track Stock Assessment Report

• Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report and associated email comments

• Summer Flounder 2021 Fishery Information Document

• Staff Presentation

 Scup 2022-2023 Specifications

• Staff Memo: 2022-2023 Scup ABC Recommendations

  • Additional staff memo on scup commercial minimum size and possession limit (7/21/21)

• Draft 2021 Scup Management Track Stock Assessment Report

• Draft 2021 Management Track Peer Review Panel Summary Report

• Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report and associated email comments (same document as linked above)

• Lund’s request for adjustments to commercial scup measures

• Scup 2021 Fishery Information Document

Black Sea Bass 2022-2023 Specifications

• Staff Memo: 2022-2023 Black Sea Bass ABC Recommendations

• Draft 2021 Black Sea Bass Management Track Stock Assessment Report

• Draft 2021 Management Track Peer Review Panel Summary Report (same document as linked above for scup)

• Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report and associated email comments (same document as linked above)

• Black Sea Bass 2021 Fishery Information Document (revised 7/2/21)

The Bluefish Monitoring Committee (MC) will meet via webinar on Monday, July 26th from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is for the MC to recommend bluefish catch and landings limits for 2022-2023 (as well as commercial measures, if deemed necessary).

Meeting Materials

• Agenda

• 2021 Bluefish Fishery Information Document

• 2021 Bluefish Fishery Performance Report

• 2021 Bluefish Assessment Update (Management Track)

• 2021 Bluefish Staff Memo (revised 7/23/21)

• Bluefish Rebuilding Projections (starting in 2022) (revised 7/23/21)

Webinar Details

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The Council’s Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Monitoring Committee will meet via webinar on Monday, July 26, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. Additional details and webinar connection instructions will be posted on this page at a later date.

Contact: Jason Didden, jdidden@mafmc.org, (302) 526-5254

Webinar Information

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The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Tilefish Monitoring Committee will meet via webinar on Thursday, July 22, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.  Webinar connection instructions are below. The purpose of the meeting is for the Tilefish Monitoring Committee to review and possibly revise the 2022 annual catch limits, trip limits, discard estimates, and other management measures for the golden tilefish fishery, and to set new specifications for the golden tilefish fishery for 2023 and 2024.

Staff Contact: José Montañez, jmontanez@mafmc.org, (302) 526-5258

Meeting Materials

• Meeting Agenda

• Staff Memo: 2022-2024 Golden Tilefish Specification Recommendations

• 2021 Golden Tilefish Management Track Stock Assessment Report

• 2021 Golden Tilefish Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report

• 2021 Golden Tilefish Fishery Information Document (version 2)

Webinar Instructions

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• Phone-Only Access: 1-844-621-3956 (U.S. Toll Free); Access code: 173 171 7317
  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.