The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will meet from Monday, August 12 through Thursday, August 15 at The Westin Philadelphia in Philadelphia, PA. This will be an in-person meeting with a virtual option. Council members, other meeting participants, and members of the public will have the option to participate in person or virtually via Webex webinar.
Briefing materials and webinar details can be found at the August 2024 Council Meeting Page as they become available. Public comments will be accepted from in-person and remote participants on all major agenda items. The meeting will also be live streamed to the Council’s YouTube channel.
Monday, August 12
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Swearing in of New Council Members / Election of officers
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. 2025-2027 Golden Tilefish Specifications
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 2025 Blueline Tilefish Specifications
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management Road Map
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel Updates
Tuesday, August 13
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Council Process Review – Final Report
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 2025 Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Specifications
1:00 p.m. Council Convenes with the ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. MRIP Update and Listening Session
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 2025 Summer Flounder Specifications
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Summer Flounder Mesh Exemptions Framework/Addendum
4:30 p.m. Council and Board Adjourn
Wednesday, August 14
9:00 a.m. Council Convenes with the ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. 2025 Scup Specifications
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 2025 Black Sea Bass Specifications
11:30 a.m. Council Adjourns
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board Only – FMP Review and Vice-Chair Election
1:00 p.m. Council Convenes with ASMFC Interstate Fishery Management Program Policy Board
1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Recreational Measures Setting Process Framework/Addenda – Approve draft addenda for public comment
3:30 p.m. Council Convenes with ASMFC Bluefish Management Board
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 2025 Bluefish Specifications
5:00 p.m. Council Adjourns
5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. ASMFC Bluefish Board Only – FMP Review and Vice-Chair Election
Thursday, August 15
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Business Session
- Committee Reports
- Executive Director’s Report
- Organization Reports: NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Office of General Counsel, NOAA Office of Law Enforcement, US Coast Guard
Liaison Reports
- Other Business and General Public Comment
For more information visit www.mafmc.org.
