January 28, 2015 — The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC)
Supplemental meeting materials for the Commission's Winter Meeting have been posted at http://www.asmfc.org/home/2015-winter-meeting for the following Boards (click on "Supplemental Material" following each relevant board header to access information).
Winter Flounder Management Board – 2014 FMP Review
Atlantic Herring Section – Advisory Panel Meeting Summary on Draft Amendment 3
American Lobster Management Board – Draft Addendum XXIV for Public Comment and Maine Department of Marine Resources Lobster Trap Tag – 2015 Pilot Project Proposal
Atlantic Menhaden Management Board – Public Comment and Advisory Panel Nominations
Executive Committee – Public Comment
ISFMP Policy Board – Annual Performance of the Stock Definitions
Weakfish Management Board – 2014 FMP Review and Rhode Island Compliance Report
NEAMAP Board – Draft Minutes, Operations Committee Report, and Draft 2015 Operations Plan
South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board – 2014 FMP Reviews for Spot and Spotted Seatrout
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board – Public Hearing and Comment Summary for Draft Addendum XXVI (Please note: The Technical Committee Report on State Proposals for 2015 Recreational Black Sea Bass and Scup Fisheries will be emailed to the Board and posted to the website on Friday.)
Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board – Technical Review and Recommendations for Addendum IV StateImplementation Plans and Conservation Equivalency Proposals and Public Comment
Tautog Management Board – 2013 FMP Review
ACCSP Executive Committee – Draft Minutes for December 16, 2014 Meeting
For ease of access, supplemental meeting materials have combined into one PDF – http://www.asmfc.org/files/Meetings/Winter2015/CombinedSupplementalFiles_Jan2015.pdf . This document includes supplemental materials for the following boards/committees: Winter Flounder Board; Atlantic Herring Section; American Lobster Board; Atlantic Menhaden Board; Executive Committee; ISFMP Policy Board; Weakfish Board; South Atlantic Board; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board; Atlantic Striped Bass Board; and Tautog Board.
As a reminder, Board/Section meeting proceedings will be broadcast daily via webinar beginning at 8 a.m. on February 3rd, continuing daily until the conclusion of the meeting (expected to be 4 p.m.) on February 5th. The webinar will allow registrants to listen to board/section deliberations and view presentations and motions as they occur. No comments or questions will be accepted via the webinar. Should technical difficulties arise while streaming the broadcast, the boards/sections will continue their deliberations without interruption. We will attempt to resume the broadcast as soon as possible. To register for the webinar, please go to https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6630124748723038466.