The Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee will meet Tuesday, September 9 – Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at the Hyatt Place Inner Harbor (511 South Central Avenue, Baltimore, MD). This will be an in-person meeting with a virtual option.
Staff Contact: Brandon Muffley, bmuffley@mafmc.org, 302-526-5260
Webinar Information
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Agenda and Meeting Materials
MAFMC Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Overview
Update on the Northeast Commercial Port Sampling Program Activities
Spiny Dogfish ABC Specifications for 2026-2027
2025 Spiny Dogfish Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report
Supplemental Materials:
Offshore Wind Session
Responsible Offshore Science Alliance (ROSA) Update
Evaluating Offshore Wind Farm Impacts on Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Stock Assessments (Stony Brook University)
Survey Simulation Experimentation and Evaluation Project, SSEEP (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth)
Update on the Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP)
Discussion on outcomes from the July 2025 SSC meeting
Short-term projections and Black Sea Bass recommendation
Potential for OFL CV sub-group tasking