The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council is one of eight fishery management councils responsible for the management of marine fisheries in the United States Exclusive Economic Zone. The council develops management plans for fourteen species of fish and shellfish off the coast of the Mid-Atlantic region. Learn more.
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Monday, December 14 - Thursday, December 17, 2020
NOAA Fisheries has scheduled an additional listening session for stakeholders to provide comments on Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOA). The listening session session will be held December 3, 2020 from 12:00-2:00 ET.
Effective at 0001 hour on November 21, 2020 no vessel may retain or land blueline tilefish in or from the Tilefish Management Unit through December 31, 2020.
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Our December Council Meeting kicks off today at 2:00. Join us live via webinar: https://t.co/jh6wcGEvVR
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ICYMI: The commercial blueline tilefish fishery is closed through the end of 2020. https://t.co/FvdECywZLB
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As dogfish populations recover from overfishing, questions remain about how much Atlantic cod they are eating. Rese… https://t.co/tDtiWXo2zF
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Beginning in Nov. 2021, all commercial vessels w/ permits for species managed by the Mid-Atlantic or New England Co… https://t.co/l8nEmMPeWT