June 2, 2024 — The following was released by Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission:
The Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section will meet via webinar on June 20 from 1 – 3 PM to consider the approval of the Public Information Document (PID) for Draft Amendment 4 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Northern Shrimp. Due to the continued depleted status of northern shrimp, Draft Amendment 4 will explore a new management approach that would allow for the setting of a multiyear moratorium that could be modified when a set of biological indicators shows the northern shrimp stock is at a population level that could to support a sustainable fishery. As the first step in the amendment process, the PID seeks input from stakeholders and those interested in northern shrimp about changes observed in the fishery/resource and potential management measures and processes.
The webinar details follow:
Webinar: https://attendee.
Webinar ID: 892-762-579
If you are joining the webinar but will not be using VoIP, you can may also call in at +1 (213) 929-4212, access code 617-874-883. A PIN will be provided to you after joining the webinar. For those who will not be joining the webinar but would like to listen in to the audio portion only, press the # key when asked for a PIN.
The draft agenda can be found at https://asmfc.org/calendar/