The Mid-Atlantic Council and the ASMFC have scheduled fourteen scoping hearings September 29 – October 22 to gather public input on the range of issues to be considered in the Comprehensive Summer Flounder Amendment.
Vacancy Announcement: Assistant Fishery Plan Coordinator
August Council Meeting Report
Cancellation of 2015 RSA Federal Funding Opportunity
Mid-Atlantic Council Votes to Suspend Research Set-Aside Program
Listening Session: NOAA Fisheries’ Northeast Fishery-Dependent Data Visioning Project
Request for Proposals: Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Habitat Pilot Project Services
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) is seeking proposals to support the development of a report on current methods used in the identification of critical fish habitat areas in the US and abroad.
Council Meeting in Washington, DC: August 11 - 14, 2014
Department of Commerce Announces 2014 Appointments to the Regional Fishery Management Councils
NOAA Fisheries Announces Funding for NEAMAP Trawl Surveys
Council Initiates Action to Open Black Sea Bass Fishery in Wave 1
Fishery Management Councils Respond to Oceana's "Wasted Catch" Report
The following letter was sent by the Regional Fishery Management Council Coordinating Committee in response to Oceana's "Wasted Catch" report. Click here to open the letter as a PDF.
June 2014 Council Meeting Summary
Announcement of Federal Funding Opportunity: 2015 Mid-Atlantic Research Set-Aside (RSA)
Council Meeting in Freehold, New Jersey: June 10-12, 2014
June 2014 Briefing Materials Are Now Available
Council and NOAA Fisheries to Hold Listening Session on Recreational Fishing Policy
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and NOAA Fisheries will host a public listening session on June 11th from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel in Freehold, New Jersey. Stakeholders are invited to attend the listening session in person or via webinar to provide input for NOAA Fisheries' new recreational saltwater fishing policy.