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  Sunrise at Browns Bay in Gloucester, Virginia.    Photo by Robert Ostermaier

Sunrise at Browns Bay in Gloucester, Virginia.
Photo by Robert Ostermaier

  White Marlin Tournament, Ocean City, Maryland.    Photo by G Warren Elliott

White Marlin Tournament, Ocean City, Maryland.
Photo by G Warren Elliott

  Summer flounder off Montauk, New York.    Photo by Daniel Giunta

Summer flounder off Montauk, New York.
Photo by Daniel Giunta

  Sunrise on the Atlantic Ocean off Ocean City.   Photo by Corey Gwin

Sunrise on the Atlantic Ocean off Ocean City.
Photo by Corey Gwin

  F/V Prevail at sea.    Photo by Meghan Lapp

F/V Prevail at sea.
Photo by Meghan Lapp

  Surf fishing at Robert Moses State Park.    Photo by James Gilmore

Surf fishing at Robert Moses State Park.
Photo by James Gilmore

  Scup aboard the F/V Instigator in the Atlantic Ocean off Ocean City.    Photo by Sonny Gwin

Scup aboard the F/V Instigator in the Atlantic Ocean off Ocean City.
Photo by Sonny Gwin

  A brown pelican prepares to roost near Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia.    Photo by Robert Ostermaier

A brown pelican prepares to roost near Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia.
Photo by Robert Ostermaier

  Oyster farmers bagging eastern oysters at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science shellfish research farm on the York River, Virginia.    Photo by Bayleigh Albert

Oyster farmers bagging eastern oysters at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science shellfish research farm on the York River, Virginia.
Photo by Bayleigh Albert

  Crabbing out of Tappahannock, Virginia.    Photo by Robert Ostermaier

Crabbing out of Tappahannock, Virginia.
Photo by Robert Ostermaier

  Bluefish caught in the Newport River, North Carolina.    Photo by Chris Batsavage

Bluefish caught in the Newport River, North Carolina.
Photo by Chris Batsavage

  Tilefish catch aboard the Rudee Angler in Norfolk Canyon.    Photo by Skip Feller

Tilefish catch aboard the Rudee Angler in Norfolk Canyon.
Photo by Skip Feller

  Scup at Seafreeze Shoreside.    Photo by Meghan Lapp

Scup at Seafreeze Shoreside.
Photo by Meghan Lapp

  Summer flounder during Maryland Coastal Bays trawl sampling.      Photo by Steve Doctor

Summer flounder during Maryland Coastal Bays trawl sampling.
Photo by Steve Doctor

  Bluefish in the East River near Rikers Island, Queens, New York.      Photo by Omar Riveros

Bluefish in the East River near Rikers Island, Queens, New York.
Photo by Omar Riveros

  Black sea bass off Block Island, Rhode Island.     Photo by Daniel Giunta

Black sea bass off Block Island, Rhode Island.
Photo by Daniel Giunta

  Black sea bass fishing in Buzzards Bay.     Photo by John Almeida

Black sea bass fishing in Buzzards Bay.
Photo by John Almeida

  Commercial trawl sampling and culling off Ocean City, Maryland.    Photo by Steve Doctor

Commercial trawl sampling and culling off Ocean City, Maryland.
Photo by Steve Doctor

  Commercial crabbing on the Chesapeake Bay.    Photo by G Warren Elliott

Commercial crabbing on the Chesapeake Bay.
Photo by G Warren Elliott

  Dogs like fish, too.    Photo by Corey Gwin

Dogs like fish, too.
Photo by Corey Gwin

  Bluefish from Great Bay, New Jersey.    Photo by James Gilmore

Bluefish from Great Bay, New Jersey.
Photo by James Gilmore

  Fishing vessels at Point Judith, Rhode Island, at sunset.     Photo by Meghan Lapp

Fishing vessels at Point Judith, Rhode Island, at sunset.
Photo by Meghan Lapp

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  Sunrise at Browns Bay in Gloucester, Virginia.    Photo by Robert Ostermaier
  White Marlin Tournament, Ocean City, Maryland.    Photo by G Warren Elliott
  Summer flounder off Montauk, New York.    Photo by Daniel Giunta
  Sunrise on the Atlantic Ocean off Ocean City.   Photo by Corey Gwin
  F/V Prevail at sea.    Photo by Meghan Lapp
  Surf fishing at Robert Moses State Park.    Photo by James Gilmore
  Scup aboard the F/V Instigator in the Atlantic Ocean off Ocean City.    Photo by Sonny Gwin
  A brown pelican prepares to roost near Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia.    Photo by Robert Ostermaier
  Oyster farmers bagging eastern oysters at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science shellfish research farm on the York River, Virginia.    Photo by Bayleigh Albert
  Crabbing out of Tappahannock, Virginia.    Photo by Robert Ostermaier
  Bluefish caught in the Newport River, North Carolina.    Photo by Chris Batsavage
  Tilefish catch aboard the Rudee Angler in Norfolk Canyon.    Photo by Skip Feller
  Scup at Seafreeze Shoreside.    Photo by Meghan Lapp
  Summer flounder during Maryland Coastal Bays trawl sampling.      Photo by Steve Doctor
  Bluefish in the East River near Rikers Island, Queens, New York.      Photo by Omar Riveros
  Black sea bass off Block Island, Rhode Island.     Photo by Daniel Giunta
  Black sea bass fishing in Buzzards Bay.     Photo by John Almeida
  Commercial trawl sampling and culling off Ocean City, Maryland.    Photo by Steve Doctor
  Commercial crabbing on the Chesapeake Bay.    Photo by G Warren Elliott
  Dogs like fish, too.    Photo by Corey Gwin
  Bluefish from Great Bay, New Jersey.    Photo by James Gilmore
  Fishing vessels at Point Judith, Rhode Island, at sunset.     Photo by Meghan Lapp

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council is one of eight fishery management councils responsible for the management of marine fisheries in the United States Exclusive Economic Zone. The council develops management plans for twelve species of fish and species off the coast of the Mid-Atlantic region.

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    • IRA Funding for Climate Ready Fisheries
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    • SBRM 3-Year Review
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