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.

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December 2016

SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
        1
Biological Ecological Reference Points Work Group

FL FWCC Public Hearing on Atlantic Menhaden PID
2
Atlantic Striped Bass Technical Comm, Stock Assessment Subcomm and Tagging Subcomm Conf Call
3
4 5
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

VMRC Public Hearing on Atlantic Menhaden PID

NYSDEC Public Hearing on Jonah Crab Addendum II
6
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

PRFC Public Hearing on Atlantic Menhaden PID

VMRC Public Hearing on Cobia PID

NH Fish and Game Public Hearing on Jonah Crab Draft Addendum and Atlantic Menhaden PID
7
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

MD DNR Public Hearing on Atlantic Menhaden PID
8
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

Addendum XXV Lobster Subcommittee Conf Call

VMRC Public Hearing on Jonah Crab Draft Addendum

Joint DE DNREC and MD DNR Public Hearing on Jonah Crab Draft Addendum

NC DMF Public Hearing on Cobia PID

NJ DFW Public Hearing on Atlantic Menhaden PID

DE DNREC Public Hearing on Atlantic Menhaden PID
9
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
10
11 12
Atlantic Menhaden Technical Committee Conf Call

MA DMF Public Hearing on Jonah Crab Draft Addendum and Atlantic Menhaden PID

SC DNR Public Hearing on Cobia PID
13
ASMFC and MAFMC Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Boards

ME DMR Public Hearing on Jonah Crab Draft Addendum and Atlantic Menhaden PID
14
ASMFC and MAFMC Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Boards

Atlantic Herring PDT Conf Call

FL FWCC Public Hearing on Cobia PID

CT DEEP Public Hearing on Jonah Crab Draft Addendum and Atlantic Menhaden PID
15
NC DMF Public Hearing on Cobia PID

NYSDEC Public Hearing on Atlantic Menhaden PID
16 17
18 19
RI DFW Public Hearing on Jonah Crab Draft Addendum and Atlantic Menhaden PID
20
MA DMF Public Hearing on Atlantic Menhaden PID
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December 2016

December 1, 2016
8:00 pm

FL FWCC Public Hearing on Atlantic Menhaden PID

Melbourne City Hall Chambers, 900 E. Strawbridge Avenue, Melbourne, Florida

December 5, 2016
12:00 am

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

DoubleTree by Hilton, Atlantic Beach Oceanfront, 2717 W. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, NC 28512

December 6, 2016
12:00 am

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

DoubleTree by Hilton, Atlantic Beach Oceanfront, 2717 W. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, NC 28512

December 7, 2016
12:00 am

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

DoubleTree by Hilton, Atlantic Beach Oceanfront, 2717 W. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, NC 28512

December 8, 2016
12:00 am

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

DoubleTree by Hilton, Atlantic Beach Oceanfront, 2717 W. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, NC 28512

December 9, 2016
12:00 am

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

DoubleTree by Hilton, Atlantic Beach Oceanfront, 2717 W. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, NC 28512

December 5, 2016
8:00 pm

VMRC Public Hearing on Atlantic Menhaden PID

2600 Washington Ave, 4th Floor, Newport News, Virginia

December 5, 2016
9:00 pm

NYSDEC Public Hearing on Jonah Crab Addendum II

Cornell Cooperative Extension Office, 423 Griffing Avenue, Riverhead, New York

December 6, 2016
8:00 pm

PRFC Public Hearing on Atlantic Menhaden PID

Carpenter Building, 222 Taylor Street, Colonial Beach, Virginia

December 6, 2016
8:00 pm

VMRC Public Hearing on Cobia PID

2600 Washington Ave, 4th Floor, Newport News, Virginia

December 6, 2016
9:00 pm

NH Fish and Game Public Hearing on Jonah Crab Draft Addendum and Atlantic Menhaden PID

Urban Forestry Center, 45 Elwyn Road, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

December 7, 2016
8:00 pm

MD DNR Public Hearing on Atlantic Menhaden PID

Calvary United Methodist Church, Fellowship Hall, 301 Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis, Maryland

December 8, 2016
7:30 pm

VMRC Public Hearing on Jonah Crab Draft Addendum

2600 Washington Ave, 4th Floor, Newport News, Virginia

December 8, 2016
6:30 pm
December 8, 2016
12:00 am

NC DMF Public Hearing on Cobia PID

Doubletree by Hilton Atlantic Beach, 2717 West Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, North Carolina

December 8, 2016
8:30 pm

NJ DFW Public Hearing on Atlantic Menhaden PID

Nacote Creek Marine Law Enforcement Office, 360 North New York Road, Mile Marker 51, Port Republic, New Jersey

December 8, 2016
8:30 pm

DE DNREC Public Hearing on Atlantic Menhaden PID

901 Pilottown Road Lewes, Delaware

December 12, 2016
8:00 pm

MA DMF Public Hearing on Jonah Crab Draft Addendum and Atlantic Menhaden PID

Bourne Community Center, Room 1, 239 Maine Street, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

December 12, 2016
8:00 pm

SC DNR Public Hearing on Cobia PID

Port Royal Sound Maritime Center (adjacent to Edgar C Glenn boat ramp on the Chechessee River), 310 Okatie Highway, Okatie, South Carolina

December 13, 2016
6:00 pm

ASMFC and MAFMC Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Boards

Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore, 550 Light St., Baltimore, MD 21202

December 14, 2016
6:00 pm

ASMFC and MAFMC Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Boards

Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore, 550 Light St., Baltimore, MD 21202

December 13, 2016
9:00 pm

ME DMR Public Hearing on Jonah Crab Draft Addendum and Atlantic Menhaden PID

Casco Bay Lines Conference Room, 56 Commercial Street, Portland, Maine

December 14, 2016
10:30 am
December 14, 2016
8:00 pm

FL FWCC Public Hearing on Cobia PID

New Smyrna City Hall, City Commission Chambers (accessible via the South entrance from Julia Street), 210 Sams Avenue, New Smyrna Beach, Florida

December 14, 2016
9:00 pm

CT DEEP Public Hearing on Jonah Crab Draft Addendum and Atlantic Menhaden PID

CT DEEP Boating Education Center, 333 Ferry Road, Old Lyme, Connecticut

December 15, 2016
7:00 pm

NC DMF Public Hearing on Cobia PID

Dare County Government Administration Building, Room 168, 954 Marshall C. Collins Drive, Manteo, North Carolina

December 15, 2016
8:30 pm

NYSDEC Public Hearing on Atlantic Menhaden PID

Freeport Memorial Library, 144 West Merrick Road, Freeport, New York

December 19, 2016
8:00 pm

RI DFW Public Hearing on Jonah Crab Draft Addendum and Atlantic Menhaden PID

University of Rhode Island Bay Campus, Corless Auditorium, South Ferry Road, Narragansett, Rhode Island

December 20, 2016
8:00 pm

MA DMF Public Hearing on Atlantic Menhaden PID

Thayer Public Library, Logan Auditorium, 798 Washington Street, Braintree, Massachusetts