NOAA Fisheries has announced final 2014 recreational management measures for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass fisheries in Federal waters.
Department of Commerce Announces 2014 Appointments to the Regional Fishery Management Councils
NOAA Fisheries Announces Funding for NEAMAP Trawl Surveys
NOAA FY14 Federal Funding Opportunity - Understanding Climate Impacts on Fish Stocks and Fisheries to Inform Sustainable Management
Five Special Management Areas Proposed around Artificial Reefs off Delaware
Atlantic Bluefish 2014 Final Specifications
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.
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.