The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has released its Draft Strategic Plan for 2014 – 2018 for public review and comment. Comments will be accepted until January 10, 2014.
Council Meeting in Annapolis, MD: December 9-12, 2013
NOAA Announces Partial Approval of Amendment 14 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
NOAA announces regulations to protect marine mammals during Navy training and testing in Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
NOAA Fisheries: Proposed Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Quotas for 2014-16
NMFS Requests Nominations for the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel
Draft Implementation Plan Available for Public Comments
Federal Funding Opportunity: Monkfish Research Set-Aside Program (January 6 deadline for application)
2014 Quotas for Tilefish Fishery go into effect on November 1
NOAA Fisheries: Federal Funds Available for Habitat Restoration in Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland and Virginia
NOAA Fisheries: All Northeast Fisheries Now Authorized for Electronic Trip Reporting
October 7-10, 2013 Council Meeting Summary
Marine Species Distribution Shifts Reflect Local Climate Conditions
Federal Funding Opportunity: 2014-2015 Atlantic Scallop Research Set-Aside
NOAA Fisheries, in coordination with the New England Fishery Management Council, is soliciting Atlantic Sea Scallop research proposals to utilize scallop Total Allowable Catch that has been set-aside through the Atlantic Scallop Research Set-Aside Program. Click here to read the full announcement.
Council Votes to Initiate Interagency Working Group on River Herring and Shad
October Council Meeting
NOAA Fisheries: Draft Amendment to the Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology available for public comment through Oct. 27
NOAA Fisheries: Proposed changes to recreational accountability measures for some Mid-Atlantic fish species
October 7-10 Council Meeting Agenda
The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's next meeting October 7-10, 2013 in Philadelphia, PA. Click here to view the meeting agenda.