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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March 2017

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South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
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South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
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South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
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South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
10
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
11
12 13 14
MREP Workshop on Fisheries Science and Management for the Recreational Angler
15
MREP Workshop on Fisheries Science and Management for the Recreational Angler

NJ Public Hearing on American Lobster Draft Addendum XXV
16
MREP Workshop on Fisheries Science and Management for the Recreational Angler

Northern Shrimp Section

Tautog Technical Committee Conf Call

Joint DE and MD Public Hearing on American Lobster Draft Addendum XXV
17
Law Enforcement Committee Conf Call
18
19 20
NY Public Hearing on American Lobster Draft Addendum XXV

CT Public Hearing on Scup Draft Addendum XXIX
21
RI Public Hearing on Scup Draft Addendum XXIX

CT Public Hearing on American Lobster Draft Addendum XXV
22
CANCELLED Atlantic Herring Advisory Panel Conf Call

RI Public Hearing on American Lobster Draft Addendum XXV
23
Shad and River Herring Technical Comm Conf Call

MA Public Hearing on Scup Draft Addendum XXIX

MA Public Hearing on American Lobster Draft Addendum XXV
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26 27
River Herring TEWG Conf Call

NJ Public Hearing on Atlantic Herring Draft Addendum I

CT Public Hearing on American Lobster Draft Addendum XXV
28
NY Public Hearing on Scup Draft Addendum XXIX
29
American Lobster Plan Development Team

Tautog Technical Committee
30
Tautog Technical Committee

Summer Flounder Scup and Black Sea Bass Board Conf Call
31
Atlantic Menhaden Plan Development Team

Atlantic Herring Technical Committee Conf Call
 

March 2017

March 6, 2017
12:00 am

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

Westin Jekyll Island, 110 Ocean Way, Jekyll Island, GA 31527

March 7, 2017
12:00 am

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

Westin Jekyll Island, 110 Ocean Way, Jekyll Island, GA 31527

March 8, 2017
12:00 am

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

Westin Jekyll Island, 110 Ocean Way, Jekyll Island, GA 31527

March 9, 2017
12:00 am

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

Westin Jekyll Island, 110 Ocean Way, Jekyll Island, GA 31527

March 10, 2017
12:00 am

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

Westin Jekyll Island, 110 Ocean Way, Jekyll Island, GA 31527

March 15, 2017
8:00 pm

NJ Public Hearing on American Lobster Draft Addendum XXV

Belmar Municipal Court, 601 Main Street, Belmar, New Jersey

March 16, 2017
12:30 pm

Northern Shrimp Section

Westin Portland Harborview, 157 High Street, Portland, Maine 04101. Phone: 207.775.2411

March 16, 2017
5:00 pm

Joint DE and MD Public Hearing on American Lobster Draft Addendum XXV

Ocean Pines Library Branch, 11107 Cathell Road, Ocean Pines, Maryland

March 20, 2017
8:00 pm

NY Public Hearing on American Lobster Draft Addendum XXV

NYSDEC Division of Marine Resources, 205 N. Belle Mead Road, East Setauket, New York

March 20, 2017
9:00 pm

CT Public Hearing on Scup Draft Addendum XXIX

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

March 21, 2017
8:00 pm

RI Public Hearing on Scup Draft Addendum XXIX

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

March 21, 2017
9:00 pm

CT Public Hearing on American Lobster Draft Addendum XXV

DEEP Marine Headquarters Boating Education Center, 333 Ferry Road, Old Lyme, Connecticut

March 22, 2017
8:00 pm

RI Public Hearing on American Lobster Draft Addendum XXV

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

March 23, 2017
7:30 pm

MA Public Hearing on Scup Draft Addendum XXIX

Maritime Academy Admiral’s Hall, 101 Academy Drive, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

March 23, 2017
8:00 pm

MA Public Hearing on American Lobster Draft Addendum XXV

MA Maritime Academy Admiral’s Hall, 101 Academy Drive, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

March 27, 2017
4:00 pm
March 27, 2017
8:00 pm

NJ Public Hearing on Atlantic Herring Draft Addendum I

Fisheries Cooperative Center, Rutgers University, 1636 Delaware Avenue, Cape May, New Jersey

March 27, 2017
9:00 pm

CT Public Hearing on American Lobster Draft Addendum XXV

DEEP Kellogg Environmental Center, 500 Hawthorne Avenue, Derby, Connecticut

March 28, 2017
8:30 pm

NY Public Hearing on Scup Draft Addendum XXIX

Division of Marine Resources, 205 North Belle Mead Road, Suite 1, East Setauket, New York

March 29, 2017
12:30 pm

Tautog Technical Committee

ASMFC, 1050 N. Highland Street, Suite 200 A-N, Arlington, VA

March 30, 2017
12:30 pm

Tautog Technical Committee

ASMFC, 1050 N. Highland Street, Suite 200 A-N, Arlington, VA