The Council Report summarizes major issues voted on or discussed at each regularly scheduled NEFMC meeting. The Council met most recently on January 25-27, 2011 in Portsmouth, NH.
At its January meeting, the Council addressed issues related to skates, herring, groundfish, scallops and monkfish. The Council also heard presentations on a range of important issues: ecosystem-based fisheries management; an ocean observatory initiative proposed for offshore Southern New England; the findings of the November 2010 SAW/SARC meetings on Loligo, as well as silver, red and offshore hakes; and a review of bluefin tuna and swordfish management issues discussed at the recent ICCAT meeting.