NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service is holding a series of informal meetings for fishing industry members, interested stakeholders, and the general public to provide an overview of anticipated regulations for the coming groundfish fishing year which begins on May 1. Brief presentations on sector and common pool measures will be given, and a question and answer period will follow.
Meeting Schedule (all meetings will be held from 5-7 pm)
Tuesday, March 23 – New Bedford, MA
Days Inn Conference Center, 500 Hathaway Road, New Bedford, MA
Thursday, March 25 – Gloucester, MA
National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Regional Office, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA
Monday, March 29 – Portland, ME
Gulf of Maine Research Institute, 350 Commercial Street, Portland, ME
Thursday, April 1 – Narragansett, RI
Corless Auditorium, Watkins Building, University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett Bay Campus, South Ferry Road and Tarzwell Drive, Narragansett, RI