The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council is developing an Amendment to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) that will address minimizing the impacts of fishing gear on deep sea corals in the Mid-Atlantic.
The Council will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at 7 p.m. at the Washington Marriott at Metro Center, 775 12th Street NW., Washington, DC 20005, telephone: (202) 737–2200.
For more information go to http://www.mafmc.org/actions/msb/am16.