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 Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 7 p.m. at the Grand Hotel, 1045 Beach Avenue, Cape May, NJ 08204, telephone: (609) 884–5611.
For more information go to http://www.mafmc.org/actions/msb/am16.