The Spiny Dogfish and Monkfish Advisory Panels will meet jointly via webinar on Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 from 93:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
The Monkfish and Dogfish Advisory Panels will meet to discuss:
Recommendations from the Sturgeon Bycatch Fishery Management Action Team/Plan Development Team;
Potential measures to reduce bycatch of Atlantic sturgeon in the monkfish and spiny dogfish gillnet fisheries, developed from the recommendations in NOAA’s Action Plan to Reduce Atlantic Sturgeon Bycatch in Federal Large-Mesh Gillnet Fisheries;
The range of alternatives recommended to the Joint Monkfish and Dogfish Committee to be considered for reducing bycatch of Atlantic sturgeon in the monkfish and spiny dogfish gillnet fisheries; and
Other business, as necessary.
Meeting materials and webinar details are posted on the NEFMC meeting page here: https://www.nefmc.org/calendar/may-16-2023-joint-monkfish-and-dogfish-advisory-panel-webinars
MAFMC Contact: Karson Cisneros - kcisneros@mafmc.org; 302-526-5259
NEFMC Contact: Robin Frede – rfrede@nefmc.org; (978) 465-0492 (ext. 124)