The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel and Bluefish Advisory Panel will hold a public webinar meeting, jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel and Bluefish Advisory Panel. The meeting will be held via webinar on Wednesday May 25, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The objectives of this meeting are for the Advisory Panels to: 1) review the alternatives under consideration in the Recreational Harvest Control Rule Framework/Addenda, 2) review comments received through the addenda public comment period, 3) receive a progress update on the Scientific and Statistical Committee’s review of this action, and 4) provide recommendations to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission regarding preferred alternatives.

Staff Contact: Julia Beaty, jbeaty@mafmc.org, (302) 526-5250

Meeting Materials

1. Agenda

2. Framework/Addenda options Reference Guide

3. Recreational Harvest Control Rule Draft Addenda for Public Comment

4. Recording of Public Hearing Presentation

5. Public Comment Summary

6. Final SSC Report on Implications of Recreational Harvest Control Rules on ABC Specification

7. Harvest Control Rule Infographics

Webinar Connection Information

• Click here to join the webinar (if prompted enter Meeting number: 2345 294 4171; Password: CGs8DfV63yD)

• Audio Options: Once you have joined the webinar at the link above, you will be able to select your audio options. You may use computer mic/speakers or telephone for audio. If you have an unstable internet connection, we recommend using the “call in” option. To use your phone to connect to audio, first sign into the webinar link above, then look for the “call in” option (if you don’t see this, look for the “use computer audio” button, which will have a little down arrow next to it that you can click on – that should bring up the “call in” option). That will give you a prompt with the phone number, access code, and Attendee ID#. Please make sure to use the Attendee ID# on your screen, as that will allow us to identify you on our end.

• Phone-Only Access: 1-415-655-0001. Access code: 2345 294 4171. Please only use this option if you are not connecting to the webinar on your computer or device. Otherwise follow the audio connection prompts to call in when you join the webinar.