Atlantic Herring Technical Committee Meeting Summary — June 2012

The Atlantic Herring Technical Committee (TC) convened via phone conference on October 9, 2007. This conference was initiated because the ASMFC and NMFS have different TAC specifications for Area 1A (ASMFC 50,000 mt; NMFS 45,000 mt) and Area 3 (ASMFC 55,000 mt; NMFS 60,000 mt) for the 2008 and 2009 fishing seasons.