Atlantic States
Marine Fisheries

Commission

MA Public Hearing on Atlantic Striped Bass Draft Addendum III -Woburn

6:00 pm EDT

– 8:00 pm EDT,

Sep 25 –

Sep 25, 2025

Location:

Virtual listen in & in-person at Hilton Hotel (Salons C/D/F), 2 Forbes Road, Woburn, MA

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Meeting Information

The Atlantic coastal states of Maine through Virginia have scheduled hearings to gather public input on Draft Addendum III to Amendment 7 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Striped Bass, which considers management measures to support rebuilding the stock by 2029. The Draft Addendum also addresses commercial tagging programs, a coastwide definition of total length for size limit regulations, and changes to the Maryland recreational season baseline.

Regardless of where a hybrid or virtual hearing is being conducted, all are welcome to participate in either the virtual or hybrid hearing (the hearing schedule can be found here).

This in-person hearing, with a listen-only option on Thursday, September 25, 2025, is for the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries. The in-person hearing will at the Hilton Hotel (Salons C/D/F), 2 Forbes Road, Woburn, MA. The listen-only link is available here.

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Webinar Details

This is an in-person hearing with a listen-only option available via webinar at this listen-only link.

Hearing Presentation Recording
For those who cannot attend any in-person or virtual hearings, the Commission will also post a recording of the hearing presentation on the Commission’s YouTube channel so that stakeholders may watch the presentation and submit comment at any time during the comment process. This recording will be available by early September.

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Public Comment

The public is encouraged to submit comments at any time during the public comment period but no later than 11:59 PM (EST) on October 3, 2025. The Draft Addendum is available at here or via the Commission’s website at Atlantic Striped Bass Action Tracker.

Staff has developed a special public comment form to facilitate the gathering of input on the Draft Addendum’s specific options. The form can be found here or you can submit your comments in the below form.

Comment Guidelines

There are four ways to submit comments:

  • Written comments via Atlantic Striped Bass Action Tracker or comments@asmfc.org
  • The public comment form, which was developed to facilitate the gathering of input on the Draft Addendum’s specific options
  • Mail written comments to Emilie Franke, FMP Coordinator, at 1050 N. Highland St., Suite 200 A-N, Arlington, Virginia 22201
  • Verbal comments provided at any of the scheduled public hearings