Starts September 19, 2024 11:00 am
Ends September 19, 2024 12:00 pm
Location Webinar
Information:Email: efranke@asmfc.org Atlantic Herring Management Board members from the states of Maine, New Hampshire and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will meet via webinar on September 19, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., to discuss Season 2 (October 1 – December 31) days out measures for the 2024 Area 1A fishery (inshore Gulf of Maine). Days out measures include consecutive landings days for Season 2. This webinar will use the RingCentral meeting platform. You can join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone at the following link: https://v.ringcentral.com/join/661477889. If you are new to RingCentral, you can download the app ahead of time (click here) or you can join from a web browser. For audio, the meeting will be using the computer voice over internet (VoIP), but if you are joining the webinar from your phone only, you can dial in at 650.419.1505 and enter access code 661-477-889 when prompted. The webinar will start at 10:45 a.m., 15 minutes early, to troubleshoot audio as necessary. The 2024 Area 1A sub-annual catch limit (sub-ACL) is 5,504 metric tons (mt). The initial specification for the 2024 Area 1A sub-ACL of 5,546 mt decreased by 42 mt due to the catch overage in Area 1A in 2022. After adjusting for the 30 mt fixed gear set-aside and the 8% buffer (Area 1A closes at 92% of the sub-ACL), the Area 1A sub-ACL is 5,036 mt. There is no research-set-aside for 2024. The Board established the following seasonal allocations for the 2024 Area 1A sub-ACL: 72.8% available from June 1 – September 30 and 27.2% available from October 1 – December 31. Description