May 30, 2019 — The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council:
The New England Fishery Management Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will meet on Friday, June 7, 2019. The public is invited to attend in person or listen live via webinar or telephone. Here are the details.
LOCATION: Hilton Garden Inn, Boston Logan, 100 Boardman Street, Boston, MA 02128.
START TIME: 9:30 a.m.
WEBINAR REGISTRATION: Online access to the meeting will be available at Listen Live. There is no charge to access the meeting through this webinar.
CALL-IN OPTION: To listen by telephone, dial +1 (415) 930-5321. The access code is 430-630-010. Please be aware that if you dial in, your regular phone charges will apply.
AGENDA: The SSC will:
- Receive presentations on: (1) recruitment dynamics using new modeling techniques that have potential for incorporating environmental factors; and (2) using state space models to improve model and projection performance with a focus on groundfish stocks;
- Discuss application of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center’s 2019 State of the Ecosystem Report in the SSC process;
- Discuss: (a) upcoming tasks; (b) a proposal for changing some of the SSC’s internal functioning; and (c) the SSC’s meeting schedule for the remainder of 2019; and
- Conduct other business as needed.
COMMENTS: The deadline for submitting written comments for consideration at this meeting is 8 a.m. on Wednesday, June 5, 2019. Address comments to Council Chairman Dr. John Quinn or Executive Director Tom Nies and email them to comments@nefmc.org. The address for mailing comments via the U.S. Postal Service is: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill #2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
MATERIALS: Meeting materials will be posted on the Council’s website at SSC June 7, 2019 documents.
QUESTIONS: Contact Joan O’Leary at (978) 465-0492 ext. 106, joleary@nefmc.org or Janice Plante at (607) 592-4817, jplante@nefmc.org.