Starts November 13, 2017 1:00 pm
Ends November 14, 2017 5:00 pm
Location BWI Marriot, 1743 West Nursery Road, Linthicum MD; 410.859.8300
Information:Email: mware@asmfc.org The Board will meet to consider approval of Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Menhaden. The Commission's Business Session will meet immediately following the conclusion of the Atlantic Menhaden Board to consider final approval of Amendment 3. In total, there are 3 sets of meeting materials: main meeting materials, supplemental materials and supplemental materials # 2. The main meeting materials, which can be obtained at http://www.asmfc.org/files/Meetings/AtlMenhadenBoardNov2017/AtlanticMenhadenBoard.pdf, include the Draft Agenda, Draft Board Proceedings from August 2017, and the Technical Committee Memo on Stock Projections for the Interim Reference Point Options in Draft Amendment 3 (please note this has been revised in Supplemental Materials #2). The first set of supplemental materials, which can be obtained at http://www.asmfc.org/files/Meetings/AtlMenhadenBoardNov2017/AtlMenhadenBoardSupplemental_Nov2017.pdf, include Draft Amendment 3; Public Comment Summary (which has been revised in Supplemental Materials # 2); Public Hearing Summaries; submitted public comment (with the exception of the October 24th Oceana form letter); Advisory Panel recommendations on Draft Amendment 3, and Atlantic Menhaden Technical Committee Technical Committee/Stock Assessment Subcommittee tasks. The final packet of supplemental materials are available at – http://www.asmfc.org/files/Meetings/AtlMenhadenBoardNov2017/AtlMenhadenBoardSupplemental2_Nov2017.pdf. This document includes (1) Board Chair Memo to the Technical Committee on Stock Projections for the Interim Reference Point Options in Draft Amendment 3; (2) an Amended Technical Committee Memo on Stock Projections for the Interim Reference Point Options in Draft Amendment 3; (3) Revised Public Comment Summary; (4) submitted comment from ASMFC Legislative Commissioner Senator Richard Stuart, and an Oceana form letter signed by 30,846 individuals. Board proceedings will be broadcast daily via webinar beginning Monday, November 13th at 1 p.m. and continuing until the conclusion of the meeting (expected to be 5 p.m.) on Tuesday, November 14th. The webinar will allow registrants to listen to board/section deliberations and view presentations and motions as they occur. No comments or questions will be accepted via the webinar. Should technical difficulties arise while streaming the broadcast the boards/sections will continue their deliberations without interruption. We will attempt to resume the broadcast as soon as possible. To register, go to https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5185069623952037379.Description