In April NOAA Fisheries Service and the NEFMC established a joint working group to look at mitigating the impacts of reduced Georges Bank yellowtail flounder catch limits on U.S. Fishermen in 2012. The following was released by NOAA and the NEFMC this morning:
We would like to invite interested members of the fishing industry and the public to attend a meeting of the Georges Bank yellowtail flounder working group:
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Fairfield Inn & Suites/Waypoint Event Center
185 Macarthur Drive
New Bedford, Massachusetts
The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the 2011 stock assessment, management of yellowtail flounder catch in the groundfish and scallop fisheries, and bycatch reduction research.
For those of you unable to attend the meeting in person, but who would like to listen to the discussions live, please contact Maggie Mooney-Seus at Marjorie.Mooney-Seus@noaa.gov, for call-in information.
The meeting will also be recorded and an audio recording will be posted on our website shortly after the meeting. We have established a Yellowtail Flounder News webpage, which includes details about this meeting. Information on future meetings and other related announcements will also be posted here.