All current advisory panel members must reapply in order to be considered for reappointment. The application deadline is April 26, 2024.
New England Council to Hold In-Person Public Information Workshops on Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management
Applicants Sought for SAFMC Mackerel/Cobia Advisory Panel
The Mid-Atlantic Council is seeking qualified applicants to serve as representatives on the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Mackerel/Cobia Advisory Panel. Apply by August 23, 2022.
Request for Nominations: Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel (NTAP)
Mid-Atlantic Council Seeks Applicants for Spiny Dogfish Advisory Panel Vacancies
Mid-Atlantic Council Seeks Applicants for Advisory Panels
Completed applications must be received by Friday, April 23, 2021. Please note that all current advisory panel members must reapply in order to be considered for reappointment.
Mid-Atlantic Council Seeks Stakeholder Input on Summer Flounder Recreational Management
Responsible Offshore Science Alliance (ROSA) Seeking Advisory Council Applications
MAFMC and NEFMC Seek Applicants for Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel
Mid-Atlantic Council Seeking Applicants for Advisory Panels
Scientific and Statistical Committee to Meet March 13-14, 2018
The Council’s SSC will meet March 13-14, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. Topics to be discussed include blueline and golden tilefish specifications, NEFSC clam dredge survey redesign, NEFSC State of the Ecosystem Report, and a discussion paper on coefficients of variation for estimates of the overfishing limit.
October 2017 Council Meeting Summary
The following summary highlights actions taken and issues considered at the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s October 2017 meeting in Riverhead, NY. Presentations, briefing materials, and webinar recordings are available on the Council website at http://www.mafmc.org/briefing/october-2017.
Mid-Atlantic Council Seeking Applications for Interim Advisory Panel Members
Mid-Atlantic Council Approves Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) Guidance Document
Publication: A Framework for Incorporating Species, Fleet, Habitat, and Climate Interactions into Fishery Management
The following article was published in Frontiers in Marine Science, section Marine Ecosystem Ecology.
A Framework for Incorporating Species, Fleet, Habitat, and Climate Interactions into Fishery Management
Sarah K. Gaichas, Richard J. Seagraves, Jessica M. Coakley, Geret S. DePiper, Vincent G. Guida, Jonathan A. Hare, Paul J. Rago, and Michael J. Wilberg.
Abstract
Marine ecosystems are characterized by many complex interactions. Fisheries managers face the challenge of maintaining or restoring sustainability for individual living resources which are affected by both ecological and economic interactions with other species, through processes like predation and fishing fleet interactions. These species interactions are further complicated by interactions with habitats that are changing due to both human activities and climate change. Often, fishery management systems designed to promote sustainability of individual resources have few tools or processes that also address interactions between species, fleets, habitat, and climate. Here, we review existing and potential fishery assessment and management information and tools, and we develop a potential framework for addressing interactions in management at the request of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. The structured framework can be used to first prioritize interactions, second specify key questions regarding high priority interactions, and third tailor appropriate analyses to address them. The primary tools for the initial steps in the framework are risk assessment and Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE). Finally, implemented management would be evaluated to ensure that objectives are being met, or to adjust measures as conditions change. In the final section, we outline an example to illustrate how a structured decision making process within the framework could work.
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