Meetings Announcements

Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Interstate Fisheries Management Program (ISFMP) Policy Board directed the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board (Board) to consider potential overages for all three species and take action prior to September 1. This directive was taken in response information presented to the Policy Board regarding available black sea bass preliminary recreational harvest estimates and projections indicating that harvest will likely result in significant quota overages. Board action could include emergency measures to prevent further overages in recreational fisheries for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass. A press release will be issued following…

Washington, DC – On September 27th & 28th, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will hold an industry workshop for commercial fishermen from the states of Massachusetts through North Carolina. The Commission has designed this workshop so that industry leaders will actively participate in solving allocation issues facing their fisheries. Fishermen will discuss possible management options for modifying the commercial allocation formula for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass as the stocks continue to rebuild. Each state selected two industry members to participate in the workshop. The workshop seeks to develop a suite of management options to reduce fishery…