May 8, 2013 — The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission:
The final agenda and meeting materials for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's 2013 Spring Meeting can be obtained here. Some documents may be large, so please be patient downloading. Meeting materials are also available on CD-ROM; to obtain a CD please contact Cindy Robertson at crobertson@asmfc.org. Supplemental materials will be posted to the website next Wednesday, May 15.
Please note the meeting of the Shad and River Herring Board on Wednesday has been cancelled. In that time slot, ASMFC Commissioners will meet with John Bullard, NOAA Fisheries Northeast Regional Administrator, to review and discuss recently conducted public listening sessions.
The agenda is subject to change. The agenda reflects the current estimate of time required for scheduled meetings. The Commission may adjust this agenda in accordance with the actual duration of meetings. Interested parties should anticipate meetings starting earlier or later than indicated herein.
Board/Section meeting proceedings will be broadcast via webinar beginning 10:00 AM on May 20th and continuing daily until the meeting adjourns around 3PM on May 23rd. The webinar will allow registrants to listen to board/section deliberations and view presentations and motions as they occur. No comments or questions will be accepted via the webinar. Should technical difficulties arise with streaming the broadcast, the boards/sections will continue their deliberations without interruption. We will attempt to resume the broadcast as soon as possible. Please go here to register for the webinar. Audio files of the board/section meetings will be posted to the website the week of May 27.