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Avoidance Network Fleet Communication Program
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Greetings All,
Upcoming Meetings
May 15-16: SSC meeting in Baltimore, MD to set the ABCs (upper catch limits) for 2014 for Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) (surfclams and ocean quahogs too) – see http://www.mafmc.org/ssc-meetings/2013/april-may for details (the staff ABC recommendations have been posted). MSB is scheduled for the 16th but could be addressed late on the 15th if things run ahead of schedule.
May 22 (10am, Pt. Judith) and June 5 (7pm, Cape May) – Port meetings to discuss the results of the January 2013 Riverhead, NY squid workshop and get additional input on ways to improve squid management and assessment. See http://www.mafmc.org/newsfeed/squid-management-meetings for details and anyone can submit ideas at http://www.mafmc.org/comments/squid-management if they can’t make the meetings. Please help spread the word on these meetings to other interested parties.
May 23 – The MSB Monitoring Committee and New England’s Atlantic Herring Plan Develop Team will meet jointly at NMFS’s Gloucester office to discuss River Herring/Shad catch caps – approaches for methodologies and approaches for potential cap alternatives. See http://www.mafmc.org/council-events/2013/may/msb-monitoring for details. This meeting will broadcast online via GoToMeeting by New England Council staff. Members of the public who join via webinar will have listen-only access. The meeting will begin on Thursday, Mary 23, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. EST. Use the following link to join: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/join/329314230 (Meeting ID: 329-314-230).
May 28 – The MSB Monitoring Committee will meet via webinar to finalize specifications recommendations (River Herring/Shad cap and other MSB specifications) for the Council. See http://www.mafmc.org/council-events/2013/may/msb-monitoring2 for details.
Other News
Amendment 14: I am just finishing wrapping up edits to the FEIS, which will then go back to NMFS for final review and then a proposed rule.
Amendment 15: The NMFS FMAT folks are working on some guidance for how to appropriately evaluate a stock in the fishery decision for river herring and shad, and that information should be available for discussion at the June meeting.
All for now,
Thanks,
Jason
Jason Didden
Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Plan Coordinator
jdidden@mafmc.org
www.mafmc.org
(302) 526-5254 (direct)
(302) 397-1131 (cell)
(302) 674-5399 (fax)