The Commission typically meets four times a year. The Winter, Spring, and Summer Meetings are held in Arlington, VA whereas the Annual Meeting, which occurs in the fall, is hosted by one of the ASMFC members states from Maine to Florida. All Commission meetings are open to the public and include opportunities for public comment. Meeting agendas are usually made available 2 weeks prior to the meeting. Agendas and materials from previous meetings can be found under Meeting Archives. Sign up for our email list to receive agendas for upcoming meetings by email.

2025 Quarterly Meetings Past Quarterly Meetings
Winter Meeting (February 4 - 6) Winter Meeting 
Spring Meeting (May 5 - 8
Spring Meeting
Summer Meeting (August 5 - 7) 
Summer Meeting
Annual Meeting (TBD) Annual Meeting

                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                 

 

January 2019

January 3, 2019
11:00 am
January 4, 2019
11:00 am
January 7, 2019
4:00 pm
January 28, 2019
1:00 pm

American Lobster Benchmark Stock Assessment Workshop

Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, SMAST West Building, 706 S. Rodney French Boulevard, Room 108, New Bedford, MA

January 29, 2019
1:00 pm

American Lobster Benchmark Stock Assessment Workshop

Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, SMAST West Building, 706 S. Rodney French Boulevard, Room 108, New Bedford, MA

January 30, 2019
1:00 pm

American Lobster Benchmark Stock Assessment Workshop

Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, SMAST West Building, 706 S. Rodney French Boulevard, Room 108, New Bedford, MA

January 31, 2019
1:00 pm

American Lobster Benchmark Stock Assessment Workshop

Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, SMAST West Building, 706 S. Rodney French Boulevard, Room 108, New Bedford, MA

January 29, 2019
12:00 am

New England Fishery Management Council

Portsmouth Harbor Events Center, Portsmouth, NH