March 8, 2021 — The following was released by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will meet by webinar Tuesday, April 6 – Thursday, April 8, 2021. A portion of the meeting will be conducted jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board. Briefing documents and presentations will be posted on the April 2021 Council Meeting Page as they become available.
Agenda: A detailed agenda is available here. Topics to be addressed at this meeting include:
- Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) Updates
- Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Commercial/Recreational Allocation Amendment – Final Action
- Blueline Tilefish Specifications
- Golden Tilefish Multi-Year Specifications Framework – Meeting 1
- Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad – Listening Session
- 2021 Mid-Atlantic State of the Ecosystem Report and EAFM Risk Assessment
- East Coast Climate Change Scenario Planning Initiative
- Climate Change Science Efforts Underway at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center – Presentation
Public Comments: Written comments may be submitted using the online comment form linked below or via email, mail, or fax (see this page for details). Written comments must be received by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 to be included in the briefing book. Comments submitted after this date but before 5:00 p.m. on April 1, 2021 will be posted as supplemental materials. After that date, comments may only be submitted using the form below.
Webinar: The Council is transitioning from Adobe Connect to Webex as its primary webinar platform. In the coming weeks we will post detailed webinar connection instructions, an updated webinar guide, and information about training sessions on the meeting page. Please stay tuned for a future email with webinar connection information.
Questions? Contact Mary Sabo, msabo@mafmc.org, (302) 518-1143.