NOAA Fisheries has announced proposed management measures for spiny dogfish that include implementing a research set- aside program, updating essential fish habitat definitions, allowing rollover of specifications, and eliminating the seasonal allocation of the commercial quota.
Offshore Wind Best Management Practices Report Now Available
The Council has published a report on the Offshore Wind Best Management Practices Workshop held in Baltimore, MD on February 5 - 6, 2014. Click here to read the report..
2014 Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Specifications
Public Listening Session: Lessons Learned from Wind Power in the United Kingdom
NOAA Fisheries Announces Proposed Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Quotas for 2014-2015
Dogfish Information Webinar Scheduled for April 8
Mid-Atlantic Council Hosts Workshop on East Coast Fisheries and Climate Change
Next Council Meeting: April 8 - 10, 2014
The Council will hold its next meeting in Montauk, New York on April 8 - 10, 2014.
- Agenda
- Briefing Materials
- Webinar (will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8)
River Herring Technical Expert Working Group to be held March 27, 2014
BOEM Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Renewable Energy Research Activities in Virginia
March 17 - 20: South Atlantic Council To Hold Community Port Meetings in North Carolina
February Council Meeting Summary
Council Hosts Climate Change and Fishery Science Workshop
Understanding climate change and the associated impacts on the ocean environment has emerged as one of the major challenges facing fishery science and management. On February 11, 2014, the Council hosted a Climate Change and Fishery Science Workshop in New Bern, North Carolina. Presentations and audio recordings from the workshop are all available at the link below.
Fentress “Red” Munden receives Ricks E Savage Award
NC Sea Grant, NMFS Seek Marine Mammal Bycatch Reduction Research Proposals
ANNOUNCEMENT: Agenda Changes and Cancellations
Council Seeks Applications for New River Herring and Shad Advisory Panel
NMFS Northeast Regional Office Changes Name to Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office
February 11 - 13 Council Meeting in New Bern, NC
The Mid-Atlantic Council will hold its next meeting on February 11-13, 2014 in New Bern, North Carolina.