The next meeting of New Bedford Mayor Scott Lang's Oceans and Fisheries Council will be held in Washington, DC. New Bedford Massachusetts is the nations top dollar value fishing port.
The Council is chaired by Dr. Brian J. Rothschild, Dean Emeritus and Montgomery Charter Professor of Marine Science and Technology at the UMass School for Marine Science and Technology.
According to an announcement made by Dr. Rothschild, the Council's last meeting, which was held in New Hampshire during the January meeting of the New England Fisheries Management Council "exposed the [Management] Council to our concerns that catch limits were set too low and that adversely affected fishermen’s deserved economic relief."
The next Mayor’s Ocean and Fisheries Council meeting will be held in a Congressional meeting room in the U.S. Capitol Complex in Washington, most likely during the week of March 21.
According to Dr. Rothschild the meeting "will provide the opportunity to share our views with Congress and their staff."