January 13, 2023 — The following was released by New England Fishery Management Council:
The New England Fishery Management Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will meet by webinar to discuss issues related to monkfish and Atlantic halibut. The public is invited to listen live. Here are the details.
WHEN: Friday, January 20, 2023
START TIME: 9:00 a.m.
WEBINAR REGISTRATION: Online access to the meeting is available at Listen Live. There is no charge to join the meeting through this webinar. The Remote Participation Guide is posted here.
CALL-IN OPTION: To listen by telephone, dial +1 (213) 929-4212. The access code is 250-348-919. Your regular phone charges will apply.
AGENDA: The SSC will meet to:
- Consider making recommendations for acceptable biological catches (ABCs) for the Northern and Southern Monkfish Management Areas for fishing years 2023 through 2025 using: (1) the average of the I-Smooth approach, which utilizes multipliers applied to recent three-year catches; and (2) the most recent method to determine ABCs.
- Consider corrected 2022 management track stock assessment information for Atlantic halibut to possibly develop a revised ABC recommendation for this stock for the 2023 through 2025 groundfish fishing years. And,
- Discuss other business if necessary.
COMMENTS: The deadline for submitting written comments for consideration at this meeting is 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. Address comments to Council Chair Eric Reid or Executive Director Tom Nies and email them to comments@nefmc.org. Additional information is available in the meeting notice.
MATERIALS: All documents for this meeting will be psted on the SSC January 20, 2023 meeting webpage.
QUESTIONS: Contact Joan O’Leary at (978) 465-0492, ext. 101, joleary@nefmc.org or Janice Plante at (607) 592-4817, jplante@nefmc.org.