September 10, 2021 — The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission:
Due to concerns about the continued spread of COVID-19 and the challenges of conducting a fully participatory hybrid meeting (in-person and virtual meeting combined), the Commission’s Executive Committee, which met via webinar today, made the difficult decision to shift its meeting, scheduled for October 18-21, from an in-person meeting to one that will be conducted entirely via webinar. The details regarding the other committees that were scheduled to meet (Law Enforcement Committee, Habitat Committee and Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership Steering Committee) are still being worked out and will be shared over the next couple of weeks. At the Executive Committee’s direction, Commission staff will also explore the possibility of shifting the in-person Annual Meeting in New Jersey to January 2022.