The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council is seeking public comments on a review of the golden tilefish individual fishing quota (IFQ) program. Comments are due by January 12, 2024.
The golden tilefish fishery has operated under an IFQ program, which is a type of limited access privilege (LAPP) program, since the implementation of Amendment 1 in 2009. The 2007 reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) established new requirements related to the monitoring and review of LAPP programs. In 2017, the Council conducted the first golden tilefish IFQ program review, which covered performance from fishing year (FY) 2010 to FY2015. The current review includes updated data and analyses through FY2021.
The program review document is available on the Council’s website at: Golden Tilefish Individual Fishing Quota Program Twelve-Year Review.
Comments are due by January 12, 2024 and may be sent by any of the following methods:
ONLINE at https://www.mafmc.org/comments/golden-tilefish-ifq-review
EMAIL to jmontanez@mafmc.org
MAIL to Dr. José Montañez, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 North State Street, Suite 201, Dover, Delaware 19901
FAX to (302) 674-5399
Please include “Golden Tilefish IFQ Review” in the subject line if using email or fax or on the outside of the envelope if submitting written comments.
Please direct any questions about the amendment to José Montañez, jmontanez@mafmc.org, (302) 526-5258.