October 25, 2013 — On October 30, the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) will host a public webinar as part of an ongoing economic analysis on the issue of fishery access in the Northeast multispecies fishery. Specifically, the analysis, conducted by the consulting firm Compass Lexicon, is examining "whether there are excessive shares of fishery access privileges in the multispecies fishery. The input provided will ultimately factor into NEFMC deliberations on the upcoming Amendment 18.
The following was released by the NEFMC:
The NEFMC has contracted an economic analysis of the Northeast multispecies (groundfish) fishery with the economic consulting firm Compass Lexecon. The purpose is to provide the NEFMC with an analysis that would help determine whether there are excessive shares of fishery access privileges in the multispecies fishery, and if so, what form those excessive shares take. The Terms of Reference and project phases are described in the attached statement of work one-pager. Compass Lexecon is using NMFS fishery data in this analysis, but is also interested in gathering input from interested parties. To that end, they have developed a multi-pronged approach to solicit input, which is described in their cover letter (below and attached). You are encouraged to participate in this voluntary project, which will ultimately be used by the NEFMC to guide the development of Amendment 18 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan.
If you would like to listen via telephone, no registration is needed.
Just dial in to: 1 (415) 363-0076
Access Code: 384-166-182.
Please be aware that if you use the phone-in option, your regular charges will apply.
Thank you in advance for your participation. Please contact Rachel Feeney if you have questions (rfeeney@nefmc.org; 978-465-0492 ext. 110)
View the guidelines for public comments
View the Participation Consent Form