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Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Monitoring Committee Meeting

The Council’s Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Monitoring Committee will meet via webinar on Thursday, July 27, 2023, from 9 a.m. to noon.

Agenda: For Atlantic mackerel and then longfin squid, this meeting will develop recommendations for future specifications in order to not exceed the Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) selected by the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC). Recent evaluations of scup Gear Restricted Areas (GRAs), which impact longfin squid fishing, may also be discussed.

Webinar Connection

Earlier Event: July 27
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee Meeting
Later Event: July 31
Joint Meeting of MAFMC and ASMFC Bluefish Advisory Panels