The Council's Atlantic Bluefish Advisory Panel (AP) will meet jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's (ASMFC) Atlantic Bluefish AP on June 25, 2015 from 9 a.m. until noon. The meeting will be held via webinar with a telephone-only connection option. Details on webinar registration and telephone-only connection details will be posted on this page prior to the meeting.
Webinar Link: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/blue2015ap/
The purpose of this meeting is to discuss recent performance of the commercial and recreational fisheries for Atlantic bluefish. Council staff will work with the AP to write the 2015 Fishery Performance Report, which the Council and ASMFC will review in August when setting fishery specifications (i.e. catch and landings limits and management measures) for 2016-2018.
Briefing Materials
- Meeting Agenda
- 2015 Bluefish AP Fishery Information Document
- 2014 Bluefish Fishery Performance Report (Last year's bluefish FPR)
These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aid should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.