The following summary highlights Council actions and issues considered at the Council's meeting on June 10-12, 2014 in Freehold, New Jersey.
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.
2014-2015 Scallop RSA Awards announced
NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center has announced 2014-2015 Scallop Research Set-Aside awards. Click here for a list of projects that received awards.
NOAA selects two areas in the North Atlantic for targeted habitat conservation efforts
Proposed 2014 Recreational Measures for Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass
Council Vice-Chairman Lee Anderson Named IIFET Fellow
New Assessment Determines that Butterfish Are Not Overfished
April 2014 Council Meeting Summary
Council Adopts Golden Tilefish Management Measures for 2015 – 2017
During last week's meeting in Montauk, New York, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council adopted golden tilefish management measures for the next three years.
New Jersey Fisherman's Career Highlighted in Award Dedication Video
Proposed Allowable Harvest Limits for Atlantic Bluefish Fishery for 2014
NOAA Fisheries Proposes New Measures for Spiny Dogfish
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..