The following summary highlights actions taken and issues considered at the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s meeting on December 7 - 10, 2015 in Annapolis, Maryland.
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) is requesting proposals for collaborative research projects to receive funding under the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s (MAFMC) 2016-2017 Collaborative Fisheries Research Program. Proposals are due by February 12, 2016.
The Council has revised the spiny dogfish specifications that were previously recommended for the 2016 fishing year.
The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's December 2015 meeting on December 7 - 10, 2015 in Annapolis, MD.
The following summary highlights actions taken and issues considered at the Council’s meeting on October 6 – 8, 2015 in Philadelphia, PA.
At last week’s meeting in Philadelphia, the Council recommended a 50% reduction in the commercial quota for spiny dogfish next year.
The Council will host a public information webinar on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at 6 p.m. to gather public perspectives on spiny dogfish management.
The Council will meet on October 6 – 8, 2015 in Philadelphia, PA at the Doubletree Philadelphia Center City - 237 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, Telephone 215-893-1600.
The Council will hold scoping hearings between September 15 and October 1, 2015 to gather public input for a proposed action to protect unmanaged forage species. Written comments may also be submitted through October 2, 2015.
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) is accepting proposals to manage a short-term (2015-2017) cooperative research program focusing on Mid-Atlantic fisheries. Closing Date: 9/25/15
The Mid-Atlantic Council and the ASMFC met jointly last week in New York, NY to establish specifications for the summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish fisheries.
The Council will meet August 10 - 13, 2015 in New York, NY at the Holiday Inn Midtown (440 West 57th St., New York, NY 10019: telephone 212-581-8100.)
The Council is accepting proposals to manage a short-term research program focusing on Mid-Atlantic habitat and fisheries productivity, as they relate to the Council’s managed fisheries.
The Council is soliciting applications from qualified individuals to serve on the Northeast Trawl Survey Advisory Panel. Applications are due by August 4, 2015.
The following summary highlights actions and issues considered at the Council's June 8-11 meeting in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
This week the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council approved an amendment to protect deep sea corals from the impacts of bottom-tending fishing gear in the Mid-Atlantic.
Members of the public are invited to attend the Council’s next listening session at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9 to learn about – and provide comments on – a proposed rule to revise the Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing of humpback whales.
The following summary highlights Council actions and issues considered at the April 14-16, 2015 Council Meeting held in Long Branch, New Jersey.
