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Nov
19
9:00 AM09:00
Monitoring Committee

Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee Meeting

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass (SFSBSB) Monitoring Committee will meet via webinar on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

The purpose of this meeting is to discuss 2025 recreational management measures for all three species.

Staff contacts:

Webinar Connection

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    2335 492 1278; Password: recreational). After you connect you will have the option to choose whether to use your phone or computer microphone and speakers for audio.

  • Phone-Only Access: 1-415-655-0001; Access code: 2335 492 1278. 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.

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Sep
17
3:00 PM15:00
Monitoring Committee

Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish (MSB) Monitoring Committee Meeting

The Council’s Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Monitoring Committee will meet via webinar on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 from 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Updated from originally planned time)

The MSB Monitoring Committee will meet to discuss butterfish and Atlantic mackerel specifications.

Webinar Connection

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  • Webex Meeting number: 2341 738 5448

    Password if needed: MJxByvtj436

    If joining by phone only: 415-655-0001 and use meeting number

Meeting Materials

  • Please see Atlantic mackerel materials on the September 2024 SSC Meeting page and butterfish materials on the July 2024 SSC Meeting page.

  • Agenda: The task of the Monitoring Committee is to make recommendations to ensure that the Annual Catch Limit (ACL) and other specifications are not exceeded, starting with the Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) provided from the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC).

  • Atlantic mackerel is in a review year with previously-adopted level specifications for 2024/2025 and the SSC endorsed keeping the ABC level for 2025. Current measures are described here.

  • The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) has provided butterfish ABCs for 2025/2026 of 17,115 metric tons (MT) and 13,842 (MT) respectively. Draft Butterfish Specifications Table

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Sep
17
1:00 PM13:00
Monitoring Committee

Spiny Dogfish Monitoring Committee Meeting

The Spiny Dogfish Monitoring Committee with meet via webinar on Tuesday, September 17th from 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. to develop recommendations for future Spiny Dogfish specifications.

Staff contacts:

  • Jason Didden, jdidden@mafmc.org; 302-526-5254

Webinar Connection

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  • Webex Meeting number: 2330 179 5299

    Password if needed: chSbDY2SB52

    If joining by phone only: 415-655-0001 and use meeting number

Meeting Materials

  • Please see spiny dogfish materials on the September 2024 SSC Meeting page

  • Agenda: The task of the Monitoring Committee is to make recommendations to ensure that the Annual Catch Limit (ACL) and other specifications are not exceeded, starting with the Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) provided from the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC). To complete this task the following must be identified:

    • How much to set aside for Canadian landings/catch?

      • This results in the U.S. ACL

    • How much of a management uncertainty buffer is needed?

      • This results in the Annual Catch Target (ACT)

    • How much to set aside for discards?

      • This results in the Total Allowable Landings (TAL)

    • How much to set aside for recreational landings?

      • This results in the commercial quota.

  • The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) has provided ABCs for 2025/2026 of either 7,230 metric tons (MT) for both years or 7,031 MT for 2025 and 7,446 MT for 2026.

  • Draft Specifications Table

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Aug
2
10:00 AM10:00
Monitoring Committee

Bluefish Monitoring Committee Meeting

The Council’s Bluefish Monitoring Committee (MC) will hold a public meeting via webinar on Friday, August 2, 2024 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.. The purpose of this meeting is for the Bluefish MC to review previously adopted 2025 commercial and recreational Annual Catch Limits, Annual Catch Targets, commercial quota, and recreational harvest limit for bluefish and recommend changes as appropriate. In addition, the Monitoring Committee will review commercial and recreational management measures and recommend changes if needed.

Staff Contact: Jose Montanez - jmontanez@mafmc.org; 302-526-5258

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Aug
1
9:00 AM09:00
Monitoring Committee

Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee Meeting

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass (SFSBSB) Monitoring Committee will meet via webinar on Thursday, August 1, 2024 from 9am-1pm.

The purpose of this meeting is to recommend 2025 catch and landings limits for black sea bass, and to review the previously adopted 2025 limits for summer flounder and scup and recommend changes if necessary. In addition, the Monitoring Committee will review coastwide commercial measures for all three species and recommend changes as appropriate.

Staff contacts:

Webinar Connection

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Jul
25
1:00 PM13:00
Monitoring Committee

Tilefish Monitoring Committee Meeting

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Tilefish Monitoring Committee will hold a public meeting on Thursday, July 25, 2024 from 1 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. The meeting will be held via webinar.

The purpose of the meeting is for the Tilefish Monitoring Committee to discuss management measures for both golden and blueline tilefish.

Webinar Information

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Meeting Materials

Agenda

Blueline Tilefish

Golden Tilefish

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May
16
2:30 PM14:30
Monitoring Committee

Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Monitoring Committee Meeting (Canceled)

The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) did not recommend any changes to squid or chub mackerel catch limits for 2025, so this meeting has been canceled. The Council will still review 2025 squid and chub mackerel specifications at its June 2024 meeting.

Staff contacts:

  • Jason Didden, jdidden@mafmc.org; 302-526-5254

Webinar Connection

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Dec
7
1:30 PM13:30
Monitoring Committee

Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee Meeting

The Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass (SFSBSB) Monitoring Committee with meet via webinar on Thursday, December 7, 2023 from 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m..

Staff contacts:

Webinar Connection

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Nov
13
to Nov 14
Monitoring Committee

Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee / Technical Committee Meeting

  • Loews Philadelpia Hotel (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass (SFSBSB) Monitoring Committee with meet with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Technical Committee via webinar Monday, November 13th and Tuesday, November 14th in Philadelphia, PA (PSFS Room 33rd Floor, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, 1200 Market Street).

Meeting Objectives:

  • Develop recommendations for 2024-2025 recreational management measures for summer flounder and scup, and 2024 recreational management measures for black sea bass.

  • Review analyses of summer flounder commercial mesh regulations and exemptions, and provide recommendations for any changes.

Staff contacts:

Webinar Connection

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Nov
6
12:30 PM12:30
Monitoring Committee

Spiny Dogfish Monitoring Committee Meeting

The Spiny Dogfish Monitoring Committee with meet via webinar on Monday, November 6, 2023 from 12:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. to develop recommendations for future Spiny Dogfish specifications

Staff contacts:

  • Jason Didden, jdidden@mafmc.org; 302-526-5254

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Meeting Materials

  • Agenda:

    • Review assessment/SSC findings

    • Develop management measure recommendations to ensure specifications are not exceeded.

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Nov
6
10:00 AM10:00
Monitoring Committee

Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Monitoring Committee Meeting

The Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Monitoring Committee with meet via webinar on Monday, November 6, 2023 from 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. The Monitoring Committee will develop recommendations for future Atlantic mackerel specifications given the results of the October 30, 2023 SSC meeting. Public comments will also be taken.

Staff contacts:

  • Jason Didden, jdidden@mafmc.org; 302-526-5254

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Oct
6
9:00 AM09:00
Monitoring Committee

Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee Meeting

The Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass (SFSBSB) Monitoring Committee with meet via webinar on Friday, October 6, 2023 from 9am - 11am.

Staff contacts:

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Sep
20
9:00 AM09:00
Monitoring Committee

Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee / Technical Committee Meeting

The Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass (SFSBSB) Monitoring Committee with meet with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Technical Committee via webinar on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 from 9am - 12pm.

The purpose of this meeting is to discuss use of the Recreational Demand Model in setting future recreational management measures for these three species. An additional Monitoring and Technical Committee meeting will be held in November 2023 to discuss specific recommendations for 2024-2025 recreational measures for summer flounder and scup and 2024 measures for black sea bass.

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Jul
27
9:00 AM09:00
Monitoring Committee

Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Monitoring Committee Meeting

The Council’s Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Monitoring Committee will meet via webinar on Thursday, July 27, 2023, from 9 a.m. to noon.

Agenda: For Atlantic mackerel and then longfin squid, this meeting will develop recommendations for future specifications in order to not exceed the Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) selected by the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC). Recent evaluations of scup Gear Restricted Areas (GRAs), which impact longfin squid fishing, may also be discussed.

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Jul
27
9:00 AM09:00
Monitoring Committee

Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee Meeting

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass (SFSBSB) Monitoring Committee will meet via webinar on Thursday, July 27, 2023 (time TBD).

The purpose of this meeting is to discuss 2024 specification for black sea bass, 2024-2025 specifications for summer flounder and scup, the 2024 commercial management measures for all three species, and other topics as necessary.

Staff contacts:

Webinar Connection

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Jul
26
9:00 AM09:00
Monitoring Committee

Bluefish Monitoring Committee Meeting

The Council’s Bluefish Monitoring Committee (MC) will hold a public meeting via webinar on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 from 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is for the Bluefish MC to recommend 2024-2025 catch and landings limits as well as commercial and recreational management measures.

Staff Contact: Karson Cisnersos - kcisneros@mafmc.org; 302-526-5259

Webinar Connection Information

Meeting Materials

  1. Agenda

  2. Recreational Measures Staff Memo

  3. Specifications Staff Memo

  4. AP Fishery Performance Report

  5. Fishery Information Document

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May
24
1:00 PM13:00
Monitoring Committee

Tilefish Monitoring Committee Meeting

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Tilefish Monitoring Committee will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. The meeting will be held via webinar.

The purpose of the meeting is for the Tilefish Monitoring Committee to review previously adopted 2024 commercial and recreational catch limits for both blueline and golden tilefish and recommend changes as appropriate.

Webinar Information

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May
12
1:00 PM13:00
Monitoring Committee

(CANCELED) Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Monitoring Committee Meeting

This meeting has been canceled. The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) endorsed maintaining the previously-set 2024 Acceptable Biological Catches (ABCs) for butterfish and chub mackerel. Via email, the Monitoring Committee noted that no Monitoring Committee members had information to suggest that any modifications to the previously-set 2024 specifications may be warranted. Given these circumstances, this meeting has been canceled. For more information please see the May 2023 SSC meeting page at https://www.mafmc.org/ssc-meetings/may-2023 or contact Jason Didden at jdidden@mafmc.org or 302-526-5254. Please see https://www.mafmc.org/public-comment if you would like to provide comments for the upcoming Council meeting, which will review these specifications.

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May
11
1:00 PM13:00
Monitoring Committee

Joint Meeting of the MAFMC and ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass (SFSBSB) Monitoring Committee will meet jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) SFSBSB Technical Committee on Thursday, May 11, 2023 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. via webinar.

The Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee and Technical Committee will meet jointly to discuss several issues in preparation for additional meetings later in 2023 regarding 2024 recreational management measures for black sea bass and 2024-2025 recreational measures for scup and summer flounder.

Staff contacts:

Webinar Connection

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Mar
24
10:00 AM10:00
Monitoring Committee

Bluefish Monitoring Committee Meeting

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) Bluefish Monitoring Committee (MC) will meet jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Bluefish Technical Committee (TC) via webinar on Friday, March 24, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to develop potential methods for applying a buffer between sector specific annual catch limits (ACLs) and annual catch targets (ACTs) to account for management uncertainty. At the meeting, the MC and TC will review buffer examples in other fisheries, review recent bluefish overages by sector, and discuss methods for buffer calculation. The MC and TC will also discuss bluefish specifications updates and next steps as appropriate.

Meeting Materials

Webinar Connection Information

  • Meeting Link

    Meeting Number: 2330 086 1646

    Password (if prompted): JUz29CRtMU2

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Mar
23
3:00 PM15:00
Monitoring Committee

Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Monitoring Committee Meeting

The Council’s Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Monitoring Committee will meet via webinar on Thursday, March 23, 2023, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The purpose of this meeting is to review recent fishery performance and the Scientific and Statistical Committee’s (SSC) catch recommendations regarding Illex squid. Based on the SSC’s recommendations, the Monitoring Committee will develop recommendations about annual specifications and/or associated management measures.

Webinar Connection

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Meeting Materials

Please see the March 7 – 8, 2023 SSC Meeting for Illex background materials.

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Nov
15
9:00 AM09:00
Monitoring Committee

Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee (MC) will meet on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The meeting will be held via webinar.

The Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee will meet to discuss 2023 recreational management measures for each species. The Monitoring Committee will consider how to apply the recently adopted Harvest Control Rule Percent Change Approach to these species in 2023, including the percent change in harvest the measures should achieve in 2023. The Monitoring Committee will also recommend the appropriate coastwide or federal waters recreational management measures (e.g., possession limits, fish size limits, seasons) for all three species.

Webinar Connection

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Meeting Materials

Supplemental:

Presentations:

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Oct
26
9:00 AM09:00
Monitoring Committee

Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee (MC) will meet on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The meeting will be held via webinar.

The MC will meet to discuss considerations for developing 2023 recreational management measures for all three species. These discussions will inform additional analysis that will be conducted prior to another meeting of the MC in November. During this first meeting, the MC will review 1) the Recreational Harvest Control Rule Percent Change Process approved by the Council in June 2022, 2) the results of the recently completed Summer Flounder Management Strategy Evaluation which explored strategies to reduce recreational discards, and 3) two recreational harvest estimation models that could be used to inform development of 2023 management measures. The MC will discuss the implications of these issues for development of 2023 recreational management measures, which will be further discussed at a subsequent MC meeting in November 2022.

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Sep
16
9:00 AM09:00
Monitoring Committee

Spiny Dogfish Monitoring Committee Meeting

The Spiny Dogfish Monitoring Committee will meet via webinar to review annual specifications and management measures and make any appropriate recommendations.

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Meeting Materials

See Dogfish Materials at Sept 2022 SSC Meeting Page: https://www.mafmc.org/ssc-meetings/2022/sept13-14

Staff Contact: Jason Didden, (302) 526-5254, jdidden@mafmc.org

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Jul
28
11:00 AM11:00
Monitoring Committee

Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Monitoring Committee Meeting

The Council’s Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Monitoring Committee will meet via webinar on Thursday, July 28, 2022, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The purpose of this meeting is to review recent fishery performance and the Scientific and Statistical Committee’s (SSC) catch recommendations regarding butterfish and Illex squid. Based on the SSC’s recommendations, the Monitoring Committee will develop recommendations about annual specifications and/or associated management measures.

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Jul
28
9:00 AM09:00
Monitoring Committee

Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee (MC) will meet on Thursday, July 28, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The meeting will be held via webinar.

The MC will review previously adopted 2023 commercial and recreational Annual Catch Limits (ACLs), Annual Catch Targets (ACTs), commercial quotas, and recreational harvest limits (RHLs) for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass and recommend changes as appropriate. In addition, the MC should review commercial management measures for all three species and recommend changes if needed. During this meeting, the MC will consider recent fishery performance as well as recommendations from the Advisory Panel, Scientific and Statistical Committee, and Council staff.

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Jul
27
9:00 AM09:00
Monitoring Committee

Bluefish Monitoring Committee Meeting

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) Bluefish Monitoring Committee (MC) will meet via webinar on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, from 9 am to 12 pm. The purpose of this meeting is for the Monitoring Committee to review 2023 commercial and recreational management measures and recommend any changes if necessary. To inform their recommendations, the MC will review recent catch and landings information, the Fishery Performance Report developed by the Advisory Panel, the 2023 ABC recommendation by the SSC, and other relevant information.

Meeting Materials

  1. Agenda

  2. Staff Memo: Review of 2023 Bluefish Specifications

  3. Staff Memo: Review of 2023 Bluefish Recreational Management Measures

  4. 2022 NEFSC Bluefish Data Update

  5. 2022 Bluefish Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report

  6. 2022 Bluefish Fishery Information Document

Webinar Connection Information

  • Meeting Link

  • Meeting Number: 2333 258 2888

  • Password (if prompted): xVmvjnAY427

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May
20
10:00 AM10:00
Monitoring Committee

Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Monitoring Committee Meeting

The Council's Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Monitoring Committee will meet via webinar on Friday May 20, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. EDT.

The objectives of this meeting are for the Monitoring Committee to:

  1. Review recent longfin squid and chub mackerel 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 2023 longfin squid specifications; and

  3. Recommend 2023-2025 annual catch limits, annual catch targets, total allowable landings limits, and other management measures for chub mackerel.

Agenda

  1. Review Chub mackerel information and make any relevant recommendations to the Council

  2. Review longfin squid information and make any relevant recommendations to the Council

Webinar Details

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Mar
18
1:30 PM13:30
Monitoring Committee

Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Monitoring Committee Meeting

The Council’s Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Monitoring Committee will meet on Friday, March 18, 2022, from 1:30 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to review recent fishery performance and the Scientific and Statistical Committee’s (SSC) catch recommendations regarding Illex squid and Atlantic mackerel. Based on the SSC’s recommendations, the Monitoring Committee will develop recommendations about Illex squid specifications and Atlantic mackerel rebuilding.

Agenda:

Illex Specifications

Mackerel Rebuilding and Specifications

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Mar
17
1:30 PM13:30
Monitoring Committee

Tilefish Monitoring Committee Meeting (Webinar)

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Tilefish Monitoring Committee will hold a public webinar meeting on Thursday, March 17, 2022, from 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. The meeting will be held via webinar.

The purpose of the meeting is for the Tilefish Monitoring Committee to review and, if necessary, revise the 2023 recommended annual catch limits, trip limits, discards and other management measures for the blueline and golden tilefish fisheries.

Webinar Information

  • Join the Webinar (If prompted, enter Meeting number (access code): 2346 506 6842, Password: TFMCMar2022)

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Meeting Materials

Golden Tilefish

Blueline Tilefish

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