April 28, 2023 — The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council:
The New England Fishery Management Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will meet by webinar to discuss issues related to groundfish, National Standard Guideline revisions, and other topics. The public is invited to listen live. Here are the details.
WHEN: Friday, May 5, 2023
START TIME: 9:30 a.m.
WEBINAR REGISTRATION: Online access to the meeting is available at Listen Live. There is no charge to join the meeting through this webinar. The Remote Participation Guide is posted here.
CALL-IN OPTION: To listen by telephone, dial +1 (415) 930-5321. The access code is 916-377-054. Your regular phone charges will apply.
AGENDA: The SSC will meet to discuss:
- The challenges the SSC has faced when applying acceptable biological catch (ABC) control rules for Northeast multispecies (groundfish) stocks;
- Progress made on scoping a model for enhanced use of the SSC’s sociocultural and economic expertise in the SSC and Council process;
- An update on plans for the eighth meeting of the Council Coordination Committee’s Scientific Coordination Subcommittee; and
- Other business, including: (1) an update on the SSC’s 2023 work plan; and (2) an upcoming opportunity for the SSC to comment on NOAA Fisheries’ soon-to-be-published advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to update Guidelines for National Standards 4, 8, and 9.
COMMENTS: The deadline for submitting written comments for consideration at this meeting is 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Address comments to Council Chair Eric Reid or Executive Director Tom Nies and email them to comments@nefmc.org. Additional information is available in the meeting notice.
MATERIALS: All documents for this meeting will be posted on the SSC May 5, 2023 meeting webpage.
QUESTIONS: Contact Joan O’Leary at (978) 465-0492, ext. 101, joleary@nefmc.org or Janice Plante at (607) 592-4817, jplante@nefmc.org.