The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Monitoring Committee will meet via webinar on Wednesday September 16, 2020 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. to discuss catch and landings limits and other management measures for Atlantic chub mackerel in 2021. The objectives of this meeting are for the Monitoring Committee to: 1) Review recent fishery performance and management measure recommendations from the Advisory Panel, the Scientific and Statistical Committee, and Council staff; 2) Review, and if appropriate, recommend changes to the previously implemented 2021 annual catch limit, annual catch target, total allowable landings limit, and other management measures.

Webinar

The webinar can be accessed at: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/msb-mc-sept2020/. Meeting audio can be accessed by following the prompts which appear after logging into the webinar, or via telephone by dialing 1-800-832-0736 and entering room number 5068871.

Meeting Materials

• Agenda

• Staff Memo: Review of 2021 Chub Mackerel Measures

• 2020 NEFSC Chub Mackerel Data Update - to be posted

• 2020 Advisory Panel Chub Mackerel Fishery Performance Report

• 2020 Chub Mackerel Fishery Information Document

• Characterization of the Atlantic Chub Mackerel Fishery and Stock, Robert Leaf, University of Southern Mississippi