December 9, 2020 — The following was released by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will meet by webinar next week, December 14-17, 2020. Portions of the meeting will be conducted jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board, Bluefish Management Board, and ISFMP Policy Board (please note that the agenda has been updated to reflect that the Council will meet jointly with the ISFMP Policy Board on Wednesday from 9:00 to 9:30 a.m.).
Briefing documents are now available on the December 2020 Council Meeting Page. Any supplemental documents will be posted by Friday, December 11.
Agenda
A detailed agenda is available here. Topics to be discussed at this meeting include:
- 2021 Implementation Plan
- SSC Economic Work Group Report
- Council Recusal Process
- Habitat Updates
- 2021 Recreational Specifications for Scup, Black Sea Bass, Summer Flounder, and Bluefish
- Recreational Reform Initiative Updates
- Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Commercial/Recreational Allocation Amendment – Public Hearing Document Approval
- Black Sea Bass Commercial State Allocation Amendment and Draft Addendum XXXIII – Final Action
- Atlantic Right Whale Update
Public Comments
Written comments may be submitted using the online comment form linked below. Comments submitted before 5:00 p.m. on December 10, 2020 will be posted as supplemental materials on the meeting page. After that date, comments may only be submitted using the form below and will be automatically added to a spreadsheet available from the meeting page.
Webinar Instructions
Join the webinar during the meeting at http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/december2020/. Please note that participants will be required to use the Adobe Connect application. The browser option will not be available. You can download the application for Windows here and for Mac here. We recommend checking your system in advance, as it may take a few minutes to download. More detailed instructions are available on the meeting page. For telephone-only access, dial 800-832-0736 and enter room number 7833942# when prompted.
Questions? Contact Mary Sabo, msabo@mafmc.org, (302) 518-1143