February 5, 2016 — The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council:
At its Jan. 26-28 meeting in Portsmouth, NH, the Council approved actions related to the development of several fishery management plans. The issues involved:
- A witch flounder ABC
- At-Sea Monitoring
- Small Mesh Multispecies
- The Omnibus Industry-Funded Monitoring Amendment
- Amendment 8 to the Atlantic Herring FMP