October 10, 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 Thursday, October 17 and Friday, October 18, 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 Airport.
START TIME: 10:00 a.m. on Thursday and 8:30 a.m. on Friday.
WEBINAR REGISTRATION: Online access to the meeting will be available at Listen Live. There will be no charge to access the meeting through this webinar.
CALL-IN OPTION: To listen by telephone, dial +1 (415) 655-0060. The access code is 335-319-803. Please be aware that if you dial in, your regular phone charges will apply.
AGENDA: The SSC will meet to:
- Review recent information from the 2019 Groundfish Management Track Assessments, as well as information from the Council’s Groundfish Plan Development Team (PDT), and provide overfishing limit (OFL) and acceptable biological catch (ABC) recommendations for the 2020-2022 groundfish fishing years for the following stocks: Georges Bank (GB) cod; Gulf of Maine (GOM) cod; GB haddock; GOM haddock; Cape Cod/GOM yellowtail flounder; Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic yellowtail flounder; GB winter flounder; American plaice; witch flounder; pollock; white hake; Atlantic halibut; northern windowpane flounder; and southern windowpane flounder;
- Review information provided by the Council’s Scallop PDT and recommend OFLs and ABCs for Atlantic sea scallops for the 2020 and 2021 fishing years with 2021 being default specifications; and
- Discuss other business as necessary.