Dear Stakeholders and Interested Parties,

The public is invited to attend the May 16, 2013 meeting of the SSC beginning at 9:30 a.m.
at the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire Street, Mansfield, MA.

The SSC will review the Monkfish Operational Stock Assessment Update completed on May 8-9, 2013 and develop ABC recommendations for monkfish (goosefish) for fishing years 2014 through 2016. The committee will consider additional information provided to it by the Council’s Monkfish Plan Development Team. The Committee also will review the approach used by the Council’s Groundfish Closed Area Technical Team to spatially analyze juvenile and spawning protection for key groundfish stocks.

The webinar will be activated beginning at 9:30 a.m. and end at approximately 5:00 p.m. EST.

Webinar Registration: For online access to the meeting, please register by clicking on
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/join/452387110. Once registered, you will receive an email confirmation with the information you will need to join the webinar.

Charges for Listening: There are no charges for accessing the webinar via your computer. If you would like to listen to the meeting on your telephone, please be aware that regular phone charges will apply.

Dial in number: 1 (626) 521-0017
Access Code: 452-387-110

Meeting Materials: Please consult the Council’s website at www.nefmc.org.

Questions: Feel free to call the Council office at (978-465-0492, ext.102).


System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer

Mobile attendees
Required: iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phone or Android tablet