May 20, 2016 — The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission:
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section will meet on June 3, 2016 from 9:30 – 11:30 AM at the Portsmouth Public Library, Levenson Community Meeting Room, 175 Parrott Avenue, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. At the meeting, the Section will discuss resuming development of Draft Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Northern Shrimp, which had been initiated to address effort in the event the fishery reopens. As part of the discussion, the Section will review a summary of Maine’s industry meetings on addressing over-capacity in the fishery. The Section will also be presented an analysis by the Plan Development Team regarding limited entry.
The meeting is open to the public; limited public comment will be allowed at the discretion of the Section Chair. The draft agenda and meeting materials can be found here. For more information, please contact Max Appelman, Fishery Management Plan Coordinator, at mappelman@asmfc.org.