August 17, 2015 — The following was released by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST):
We will be holding the Fishermen’s Steering Committee meeting on Monday, August 24th at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will be held in room 157, on the second floor of the ATT building (200 Mill Road, Fairhaven MA).
At this meeting we will be holding the lottery for the RSA compensation trips associated with the scallop program awards, and the SMAST Bycatch Avoidance program. Participants in the SMAST Bycatch Avoidance program have been automatically entered into the Bycatch Avoidance RSA lottery.
To be entered into the lottery for the RSA compensation trips, associated with the scallop program, please email your name and vessel names, to ekeiley@umassd.edu no later than Thursday, August 20th, close of business day.