Winter Flounder Technical Committee Meeting Summary — January 2016

The Winter Flounder Management Board (Board) met on November 3, 2015 to review the most recent stock assessment updates for Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic (SNE/MA) and the Gulf of Maine (GOM), and discuss potential management responses. Based on the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) operational (update) stock assessment for GOM, the stocknbiomass status is unknown and…