NOAA Fisheries seeks comments on proposed recreational fishery management measures for the 2018 summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass fisheries.
NOAA Fisheries has developed new VTR species codes for 21 species that are being caught more frequently in Mid-Atlantic waters.
NOAA Fisheries is seeking public comments on the Council’s proposal to modify the scope of the amendment formerly referred to as the “Comprehensive Summer Amendment.”
BOEM’s Office of Renewable Energy Programs will hold an open house on April 10 and 11 during the April Council Meeting in Montauk, NY to gather feedback on recently proposed commercial offshore renewable energy projects and other related topics.
The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's April 2018 meeting to be held April 10-12, 2018 in Montauk, NY. The meeting will be held at the Montauk Yacht Club (32 Star Island Road, Montauk, NY 11954, Telephone 631-668-3100).
Applications are due April 20, 2018.
The Council’s SSC will meet March 13-14, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. Topics to be discussed include blueline and golden tilefish specifications, NEFSC clam dredge survey redesign, NEFSC State of the Ecosystem Report, and a discussion paper on coefficients of variation for estimates of the overfishing limit.
Beginning Monday, March 12, 2018, all charter and party vessel operators holding a federal permit for species managed by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will be required to electronically submit Vessel Trip Reports for all trips carrying passengers for hire.
As of 00:01 local time on February 27, 2018, vessels issued Federal Atlantic mackerel permits may not fish for, possess, transfer, receive, land, or sell more than 20,000 lb of mackerel per trip or calendar day through December 31, 2018.
The comment period is open through March 13.
The funding opportunity focuses on links between habitat in the Chesapeake Bay and offshore to the health of black sea bass and summer flounder.
The Council will hold a webinar on Friday, March 2, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., to help for-hire vessel operators prepare for upcoming electronic reporting requirements.
Today, NOAA Fisheries published the proposed rule to designate 13 New Jersey artificial reef sites as special management zones.
The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's February 2018 meeting to be held February 13-15, 2018 in Raleigh, NC. The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn Raleigh/Crabtree Valley, 3912 Arrow Drive, Raleigh, NC 27612, Telephone 919-703-2525.
The Mid-Atlantic Council will hold two workshops to help for-hire vessel operators prepare for upcoming electronic reporting requirements.
- Saturday, February 10, Danvers, Massachusetts
- Saturday, February 24, Toms River, New Jersey
The Marine Resource Education Program (MREP) offers fishermen, and others with a stake in healthy fisheries, an opportunity to learn the basics of fisheries science and how the fishery management process works.