The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Law Enforcement Committee will meet via webinar on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

During this meeting, the Council’s Law Enforcement Committee will review a potential change to the butterfish mesh regulations, especially enforcement concerns raised by NOAA.

Staff Contact:

Jason Didden; (302)-526-5254; jdidden@mafmc.org

José Montañez; (302) 526-5258; jmontanez@mafmc.org

Webinar Connection

• Click here to join the webinar. (If prompted, enter Meeting Number: 2347 524 1622; Password: DsgMh65eMJ3)

• Phone-Only Access: 1-415-655-0001 (U.S. Toll Free); Access code: 2347 524 1622. 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

• November 2024 Staff Recommendation Memo

• Mesh Measuring Background

• October 2024 Original Memo

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

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Law Enforcement Committee will meet via webinar on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 from 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is for the Law Enforcement Committee to review and comment on the NOAA Fisheries 2017 Enforcement Priorities.

The meeting will take place over webinar with a telephone-only connection option. 

• Webinar: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/enf20017a/  
• Audio: 800-832-0736, room number *7833942#  

Meeting Materials

• Agenda
• Northeast Division: Enforcement Priorities