October 4, 2017 — 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 12, 2017. The public is invited to listen via webinar or telephone. Here are the details.
MEETING LOCATION: Hilton Garden Inn, Boston Logan Airport, 100 Boardman Street, Boston, MA. Hotel information is available here.
START TIME: 10:00 a.m.
WEBINAR REGISTRATION: Online access to the meeting will be available at: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3726401422414349827.
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 818-682-657.
Please be aware that if you dial in, your regular phone charges will apply.
AGENDA: The SSC will (1) review information provided by the Council’s Scallop Plan Development Team (PDT) and recommend overfishing limit (OFL) and acceptable biological catch (ABC) levels for Atlantic sea scallops for fishing year 2018, as well as default OFL and ABC levels for 2019; (2) review information provided by the Council’s Whiting PDT and recommend OFLs and ABCs for the northern and southern stocks of silver hake and, separately, for red hake for fishing years 2018-2020; and (3) discuss other business as necessary.
MATERIALS: Meeting materials, as they become available, will be posted on the Council’s website at SSC October 12, 2017 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.