Wednesday, February 25, 2015
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council held an emergency meeting via webinar on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 to consider requesting emergency action for blueline tilefish (and possibly other deepwater species), within the Mid-Atlantic Council’s jurisdiction.
The Council voted to request that the National Marine Fisheries Service implement emergency rules to restrict commercial and recreational landings of blueline tilefish in the Mid-Atlantic. The Council’s recommendations include a 300 pound (whole weight) commercial trip limit and a seven fish per-person recreational trip limit. These measures are intended to prevent depletion of the blueline tilefish stock on an interim basis while the Council develops long term management measures through the normal rulemaking process.
Meeting Materials
Summary Documents
- Press Release: Council Recommends Emergency Action for Blueline Tilefish in the Mid-Atlantic
- Webinar Recording
- Meeting Motion
- Letter to Regional Administrator John Bullard requesting emergency action for blueline tilefish, March 10, 2015
Briefing Materials
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- FR Notice
- 2/24/2015 Staff Memo
- Public Comments Received by 11:30 AM 2/25/2015
- 11/2014 Memo with Mid-Atlantic Dealer Landings
- MAFMC History with Blueline Tilefish
- SAFMC Blueline Tilefish Management Area
- Mid-Atlantic Blueline Tilefish Vessel Trip Report (VTR) Catches By Statistical Areas
- SEDAR 32 (Stock Assessment)
- 2014 SAFMC SSC Findings on Blueline Tilefish
- Amendment 32 Executive Summary
- Full AM32 Document
- Comments (Including SFA-ECFS Letter)
- SAFMC Blueline Tilefish Emergency Rule
- SAFMC Blueline Tilefish Emercency Rule Extension
- SAFMC Blueline Tilefish ACL Summary
- March 2015 SAFMC Briefing Material Summary
- 2/23/2015 Decision Document
- Virginia Catch Data
- Correspondence
- Additional Materials