The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Committee will meet via webinar on Tuesday, November 21, 2024 from 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.

During this meeting, the HMS Committee will review and provide comments on the NOAA HMS Proposed Rule for Electronic Reporting Requirements for Atlantic HMS.

Staff Contact:

Hannah Hart; (302)-526-5263; hhart@mafmc.org

Webinar Connection

• Click here to join the webinar (If prompted, enter Meeting Number: 2345 139 7988; Password: HMS_Committee)

• Phone-Only Access: 1-415-655-0001 (U.S. Toll Free); Access code: 2345 139 7988. Please only use this option if you are not connecting to the webinar on your computer or device. Otherwise follow the audio connection prompts to call in when you join the webinar.

Meeting Materials

• Agenda

• NOAA Atlantic HMS Proposed Rule: Electronic Reporting Requirements

• NOAA Atlantic HMS public hearing presentation with added Council slides

The Council’s Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Committee will meet via webinar on Tuesday, July 11, 2023 from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to review and provide comments on the NOAA Atlantic HMS recent and ongoing management initiative.

Staff Contact: Hannah Hart: hhart@mafmc.org; 302-526-5263

Webinar Connection

• Click here to join the webinar. If prompted, enter meeting number: 2334 005 5374; Password: HMS_Committee

• Phone Only Access: 1-415-655-0001; Access Code: 2334 005 5374

Meeting Materials

• Agenda

• Highly Migratory Species Management Initiatives Summary

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Law Enforcement Committee, Tilefish Committee, and Highly Migratory Species Committee will hold a joint meeting on Thursday, September 20, 2018 from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. The meeting will be held via conference call.

• Agenda and Supplementary Information

During this meeting, the committees will discuss two important issues: 1) the sale of golden tilefish and tuna by recreational vessels that do not possess permits allowing for the sale of those species or possess Coast Guard vessel safety requirements for commercial vessels; 2) Responsibilities of for-hire captains regarding fishing regulation (e.g., minimum size limit, bag limit) on for hire-trips. The purpose of the conference call is to discuss these two issues and develop an agenda and set of questions to be discussed at a future workshop.

To join the conference call:

• Dial 1.877.446.2362 (toll free)

• Hit 7 to access Bridge

• Enter passcode: 2580 then #

• Enter Bridge No.: 705

The Council's HMS Committee and Law Enforcement Committee will meet jointly via webinar on Thursday, April 6, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, to discuss HMS permit requirement issues that were raised in 2016. 

Webinar:  http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/hms-le/

Briefing Materials:

NEW: HMS Handgear Permitting/Reporting Overview

HMS Recreational Compliance Guide (see pages 20-22)

Coast Guard Safety Decal Notice

Coast Guard Mandatory Safety Exam Bulletin

HMS-Safety Inspection Compliance

GARFO VTR Instructions

NACO-HMS Letter

USCG-SEFA Communications