NOAA Fisheries intends to hold a meeting of the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel on September 9-10, 2020. The meeting will take place via webinar and is open to the public.
Webinar information will be available on the NOAA Fisheries event page on Wednesday, September 9 from 8:45 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., and on Thursday, September 10 from 8:45 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Participants are encouraged to join 15 minutes prior to the meeting.
The intent of this Atlantic HMS Advisory Panel meeting is to consider alternatives for the conservation and management of all Atlantic tunas, swordfish, billfish, and shark fisheries. Some of the topics on the table for discussion include:
- Draft Amendment 12, which would update the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP using revised National Standard guidelines.
- Updates on Atlantic shark fisheries and Amendment 14.
- Updates on the bluefin tuna fishery and Amendment 13 (bluefin tuna).
- Updates on ecosystem modeling in Atlantic HMS fisheries.
Also expected are updates on activities relevant to HMS fisheries by NOAA Fisheries and the United States Coast Guard. The full agenda will be posted prior to the meeting on the NOAA Fisheries event page. Details at www.fisheries.noaa.gov/event/september-2020-hms-advisory-panel-meeting.
