At its September meeting, the Council addressed issues related to sea scallop, Atlantic herring, groundfish, skate and monkfish management. It also addressed the Touchstone Report prepared by Mr. Preston Pate and the SRA Consulting Group concerning their Review of the New England Fishery Management Process.
Additionally, a number of reports and presentations were received. These included a report from the Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee on Acceptable Biological Catch for species in the groundfish stock complex and for the whiting and hake stocks regulated under the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan; a summary of the June 2011 Stock Assessment Workshop/Stock Assessment Review Committee meetings on the winter flounder stocks; a briefing by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) concerning two proposals under consideration in the New England region; a presentation by Marcus Hartley on his report At-Sea and Dockside Monitoring Programs in the Northeast; and an update to the Northeast Fisheries Science Center’s report titled Report for Fishing Year 2010 on the Performance of the Groundfish Fishery.
View the Summary of the Council Meeting