October 15, 2024 — The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council:
The New England Fishery Management Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will meet to discuss issues related groundfish. The public is invited to listen live. Here are the details.
WHEN: Monday, October 21, 2024
WHERE: Hilton Garden Inn Boston – Logan Airport. This is an in-person meeting, coupled with a webinar option. Please do not attend this meeting in person if you do not feel well.
START TIME: 9:00 a.m.
WEBINAR REGISTRATION: Online access to the meeting is available at Listen Live. There is no charge to join the meeting through this webinar.
- IMPORTANT: The Council is now using Zoom to broadcast meetings. Zoom requires users to be on the latest version of the application. You must update your Zoom app to the latest version at least five minutes before joining the webinar to avoid glitches and be able to view presentations.
AGENDA: The SSC will meet to:
- Review information provided by the Council’s Groundfish Plan Development Team (PDT) and recent stock assessment reports, and then recommend the overfishing limits (OFLs) and acceptable biological catches (ABCs) for fishing years 2025-2027 for:
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- American plaice;
- Gulf of Maine haddock;
- Georges Bank haddock;
- Pollock; and
- Atlantic halibut; and
- Discuss other business as necessary.
COMMENTS: The deadline for submitting written comments for consideration at this meeting is 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 17, 2024. Address comments to Council Chair Rick Bellavance or Executive Director Cate O’Keefe and email them to comments@nefmc.org.
MATERIALS: All documents for this meeting will be posted on the SSC October 21, 2024 meeting webpage.
QUESTIONS: Contact Dr. Rachel Feeney at (978) 465-0492, ext. 110, rfeeney@nefmc.org or Janice Plante at (607) 592-4817, jplante@nefmc.org.