September 23–24, 2026
The purpose of this workshop is to discuss recreational sector separation options for the summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish fisheries.
Ecosystem and Habitat Indicators Workshops
Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Species Separation Requirements Amendment Implementation Issues Workshop
Research Set-Aside Workshops
Summer Flounder Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) Workshops
Law Enforcement/For-Hire Workshop
Pelagic Fisheries: U.S. and European Perspectives and Shared Experiences
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council held two workshops in collaboration with the European Union’s Pelagic Advisory Council (http://www.pelagic-ac.org/) in May and June 2018. The objective of these workshops was to share information and best management practices across U.S. and European pelagic and small-mesh fisheries.
For-Hire Electronic Vessel Trip Reports (eVTR) Workshop
Estimated Catch of Blueline Tilefish in the Mid-Atlantic Region: Application of the Delphi Survey Process
Ecosystem Level Habitat Considerations Workshop
Species Interactions Workshop
Deep Sea Corals Workshop
The purpose of this workshop is to review, and potentially refine, the spatial alternatives for discrete coral protection zones proposed under the Deep Sea Corals Amendment to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan.
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East Coast Climate Change and Fisheries Governance Workshop
This workshop brought together managers and staff of East Coast fishery management organizations to discuss the potential governance challenges arising from the impacts of climate change on East Coast marine fisheries.
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Climate Science and Fisheries Workshop
Offshore Wind Best Management Practices Workshop
This workshop focused on best management practices (BMPs) and mitigation measures for offshore wind development in the Mid-Atlantic region. The workshop provided a forum for fishermen, fishery managers, decision-makers, and offshore wind experts to provide input on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's (BOEM) BMPs and mitigation measures for offshore wind development.
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Expert Panel Review on the Project Examining Allocations in the Scup Fishery
In August 2013 the Council held an expert panel meeting to review an analysis of scup allocations in the commercial and recreational fisheries. This analysis simulated marginal willingness to pay for scup catch based on four modules: 1) commercial valuation, 2) consumer valuation, 3) for-hire producer surplus, and 4) recreational angler surplus.
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Deep Sea Coral Alternatives Development Workshop
Forage Fish Workshop
Squid Management Workshop
On January 15-17, 2013 the Council convened a workshop in Riverhead, NY to explore whether responsive harvest strategies are feasible and appropriate for optimizing yield in the longfin (aka "Loligo") and/or Illex squid fisheries.
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Modeling Protogynous Hermaphrodite Fishes Workshop
On August 29 and 30, 2012, the Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council and the Partnership for Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Science (PMAFS) held a workshop that focused on improved assessment approaches for protogynous fish, as well as data needs and modeling strategies.
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