The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) will hold its 83rd Annual Meeting this week from Monday through Thursday, October 27-30, 2025, at Hyatt Place Dewey Beach, 1301 Coastal Highway, Dewey Beach, Delaware. This will be a hybrid meeting to allow for remote participation by Commissioners and interested stakeholders in all meetings.
The agenda is subject to change. Bulleted items represent the anticipated major issues to be discussed or acted upon at the meeting. The final agenda will include additional items and may revise the bulleted items provided below. The agenda reflects the current estimate of time required for scheduled Board meetings. The Commission may adjust this agenda in accordance with the actual duration of Board meetings. For updated information go to asmfc.org.
Monday, October 27, 2025
9 to 11 a.m. — Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program Coordinating Council
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership Steering Committee
11:15 to 11:45 a.m.— Atlantic Herring Management Board
11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Lunch Break
1 to 2:30 p.m.— Tautog Management Board
- Consider 2025 Tautog Stock Assessment Update
- Consider Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance for the 2024 Fishing Year
2:45 to 5 p.m. — American Lobster Management Board
6 to 7:30 p.m. — Welcome Reception
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
8:30 to 10 a.m.— Horseshoe Crab Management Board
10:15 a.m. to 11 a.m.— American Eel Management Board
11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.— Commission Business Session
- Consider Approval of 2026 Action Plan
- Elect Commission Chair and Vice-Chair
12:15 to 1:30 p.m. — Lunch Break
1 to 5 p.m. — Law Enforcement Committee
1:30 to 5:15 p.m. — Atlantic Menhaden Management Board
- Consider 2025 Atlantic Menhaden Single-Species Stock Assessment Update and Ecological Reference Points Benchmark Stock Assessment
- Set Specifications for 2026-2028 Fishing Year
- Consider Commercial Quota Re-allocation (FMP Three-Year Trigger)
- Consider Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance for the 2024 Fishing Year
- Consider Guidance to Plan Development Team on Chesapeake Bay Management
- Consider Technical Committee Direction on Changing Environmental Conditions
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. — Annual Dinner
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
8 – 9:30 a.m.— Executive Committee
8:30 to 11:30 a.m.— Law Enforcement Committee (continued)
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.— Habitat Committee
9:45 a.m.– Noon — Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board
- Consider Report from the Law Enforcement Committee on Commercial Tagging
- Consider Addendum III for Final Approval
Noon to 1:30 p.m. — Captain David H. Hart Award Luncheon
1:30 to 5 p.m. — Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board (continued)
Thursday, October 30, 2025
8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. — Sciaenids Management Board
- Consider Red Drum Addendum II for Final Approval
- Consider Black Drum and Spotted Seatrout Fishery Management Plan Reviews and State Compliance for 2024 Fishing Year
- Progress Update on 2026 Atlantic Croaker Benchmark Stock Assessment
10:15 a.m.to 11:15 a.m. — Marine Recreational Information Program Presentation
11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. — Interstate Fisheries Management Program Policy Board
1:15 to 1:30 p.m. — Commission Business Session
