January 23, 2018 — The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council:
The New England Fishery Management Council will hold a two-day meeting from Tuesday, January 30 through Wednesday, January 31, 2018. The public is invited to listen-in via webinar or telephone. Here are the details.
MEETING LOCATION: Sheraton Harborside, 250 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801; Sheraton Harborside.
START TIME: The webinar will be activated at 8:00 a.m. each day. However, please note that the meeting is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday and 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday. The webinar will end at approximately 6:00 p.m. EST or shortly after the Council adjourns each day.
WEBINAR REGISTRATION: Online access to the meeting is available at:
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8388599007058128899.
There is no charge to access the meeting through this webinar.
CALL-IN OPTION: To listen by telephone, dial +1 (562) 247-8321.
The access code is 767-546-787. Please be aware that if you dial in, your regular phone charges will apply.
AGENDA: The agenda and all meeting materials are available on the Council’s website at: https://www.nefmc.org/calendar/january-2018-council-meeting.
SPECIAL EVENT: In conjunction with the Council meeting, the Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO) and the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) will be hosting a vendor show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Harbor’s Edge Room at the same hotel. The show features 11 monitoring service providers:
- Four that provide at-sea monitoring services and are involved with the Northeast Fisheries Observer Program; and
- Seven that provide electronic monitoring
This event was organized by GARFO/NEFSC to help industry members familiarize themselves with available at-sea, electronic, and portside monitoring options that may be needed in the future under the Council’s Omnibus Industry-Funded Monitoring Amendment and, possibly, Groundfish Monitoring Amendment 23 further down the road.
SPECIAL EVENT QUESTIONS: Anyone with questions about the vendor show should contact NEFSC’s Nichole Rossi at (508) 495-2128, Nichole.Rossi@noaa.gov. A flyer about the event is available at monitoring service providers.
THREE MEETING OUTLOOK: A copy of the New England Council’s Three Meeting Outlook is available here.
Learn more about the NEFMC by visiting their site here.