The Council’s Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Amendment Fishery Management Action Team (FMAT) will meet in-person on Monday, October 28 from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. and Tuesday October 29 from 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

The purpose of this meeting will be to continue work on the 10 components required of the EFH review and preparation of the draft EFH Review Report for the Council. The FMAT will be convened with the NEFMC Habitat PDT, as several of the EFH Review work products to support the EFH review apply to the entire Northeastern US.

The meeting location and connection details may be obtained by contacting Council staff prior to the meeting.

Contacts:

Jessica Coakley - jcoakley@mafmc.org; 302-526-5252

Tori Kentner - tkentner@mafmc.org; 302-526-5262

Meeting Materials:

• Meeting materials will be posted when available.

About FMAT Meetings

Fishery Management Action Team (FMAT) meetings are working meetings of the Council, NOAA Fisheries, and Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission staff. Information on FMAT meeting locations for in-person meetings may be obtained by contacting Council staff prior to the meeting. This information is not posted to the Council’s website. The date and time of FMAT meetings are generally posted to the calendar on the Council’s website, sometimes with very little notice. FMAT members may discuss topics listed on the agenda in any order and may also discuss topics not listed. Members of the public may attend FMAT meetings, or listen to the meetings if they are broadcast, but should not expect to participate in the discussion unless the FMAT chair invites public input during a specified public comment period to be noted at the beginning of the meeting. Work carried out by the FMAT is considered during committee and/or Council meetings, during which public comments are encouraged.