Upcoming Fisheries Meetings
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries (ASMFC)
August 1-3, 2023 Summary
https://asmfc.org/files/
HMS Amendment 16: Shark Management Webinar
Monday August 7th, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Register here: register to participate (link is external)
Scoping Document: Scoping Document (PDF, 67 pages)
Meeting Presentation: Public Scoping Meeting Presentation (PDF, 32 pages)
Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council (MAFMC)
Tuesday August 8th – Friday August 11th, 2023
https://www.mafmc.org/
Located at Westin Annapolis at 100 Westgate Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401
Join webinar: Click here to join the meeting
Agenda: Agenda
Status Update Document: Status Update Documents
Meeting Materials: Combined Briefing Book
Some Agenda Items That May Be Of Interest To Our Readers:
Tuesday August 8th
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Summer Flounder 2024-2025 Specifications and Commercial Measures
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Scup 2024-2025 Specifications and Commercial Measures
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Scup Commercial Discards Report
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Black Sea Bass 2024 Specifications and Commercial Measures
Wednesday August 9th
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Recreational Harvest Control Rule Framework / Addenda 2.0 – Review progress and discuss next steps
10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Bluefish 2024-2025 Specifications and Recreational Management Measures
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. East Coast Scenario Planning Initiative – Review outcomes and discuss MAFMC next steps
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. NOAA Fisheries Climate Governance Policy
Thursday August 10th
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR): National Standard 4, 8, and 9 Comments
Friday August 11th
9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Business Session
-Committee Reports
-Executive Director Report
-Organization Reports
-Liaison Reports
-Other Business and General Public Comment
HMS Amendment 15: Spatial Management and Electronic Monitoring Cost Allocation
Webinar: Thursday August 17th, 2023 2:00 – 4:00pm
Registration link: register to participate(link is external)
In Person Meeting: Tuesday August 22nd, 2023 5:00 – 8:00pm
Dare County Administration Building, Commissioners Meeting Room
954 Marshall Collins Drive, Manteo, NC 27954
Proposed Rule: Proposed Rule
Story Map: Story Map(link is external)
Meeting Materials: Draft Amendment 15 and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC)
Thursday August 23rd – Friday August 25th
Hilton Hills North Raleigh
3415 Wake Forest Road,
Raleigh, NC 27609
Briefing material and agenda are not published yet.
As you can see we have a very busy month of meetings. If I have missed anything or you want/need any specific information on any of these meetings please let me know. I will also give more detailed information and insight as the HMS and MFC meetings get closer.
Thomas Newman
Fisheries Liaison