The following summary highlights Council actions and issues considered at the February 10-12, 2015 Council Meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Council Recommends Emergency Action for Blueline Tilefish in the Mid-Atlantic
Council Takes Final Action on Cost Recovery Amendment
The Mid-Atlantic Council has approved the Cost Recovery Amendment to the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery Management (FMP). The amendment addresses cost recovery requirements, streamlines the process for updating stock status determination criteria, and removes the optimum yield (OY) ranges specified in the FMP.
George Darcy Receives Ricks E Savage Award
Council to Hold Blueline Tilefish Webinar Meeting - Feb. 25, 1:30 p.m.
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold an emergency meeting via webinar on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 from 1:30 until 4:30 p.m. to consider requesting emergency action for deepwater snapper/grouper species, including blueline tilefish, within the Mid-Atlantic Council’s jurisdiction.
Mid-Atlantic Council to Hold Workshop on Deep Sea Coral Zone Boundaries
Listening Session: New Recreational Fishing Effort Estimation Methodology
Mid-Atlantic Council Seeking Applications for Advisory Panel Members
Interactive Deep Sea Corals Mapper Now Available
February 2015 Council Meeting Agenda
Mid-Atlantic Council to Hold Hearings on Deep Sea Corals Amendment
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold six public hearings in January to gather public comments on the Deep Sea Corals Amendment to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Hearings will be held January 12 – 20, 2015, and written comments will be accepted until January 28, 2015.
December 2014 Council Meeting Report
Mid-Atlantic Council Initiates Action to Protect Unmanaged Forage Species
Mid-Atlantic Council to Hold Hearings on Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Amendment
December 10 Listening Session: Deep Sea Corals in the Mid-Atlantic
Council Meeting in Baltimore, MD: December 8 - 11, 2014
October 2014 Council Meeting Report
The following summary highlights Council actions and issues considered at the October 2014 Council Meeting held in Philadelphia, PA on October 7-9.
Now Available: East Coast Climate Change and Fisheries Governance Workshop Report
In March 2014 the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council convened a workshop in Washington, D.C. to explore the existing and potential climate-related impacts on the management and governance of East Coast marine fisheries. More than 70 fishery managers, scientists, policy makers, and stakeholders attended. The purpose of the workshop was to provide East Coast fishery managers, scientists, and decision-makers with a shared frame of reference regarding the potential impacts of climate change on managed fisheries.
East Coast Climate Change and Fisheries Governance Workshop Report