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October Council Meeting Summary

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council addressed a range of issues during its October 2013 meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Key topics discussed at the meeting included:

  • Harvest levels and commercial management measures for summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish (adopted in conjunction with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission);
  • Spiny dogfish specifications;
  • River herring and shad management;
  • Framework 8 to the Monkfish fishery management plan;
  • Strategic implementation plan; and
  • 2015 research priorities for the Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program.

Learn more in the October Council Meeting Summary.

Briefing materials, presentations, and audio recordings from the meeting are available at http://www.mafmc.org/briefing/october-2013.

Next Meeting: December 10-12, 2013
The Westin Hotel
100 Westgate Circle
Annapolis, MD 21401
Go to www.mafmc.org/briefing-books to view the full 2014 meeting schedule.



The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council is one of eight regional councils established by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976. The Council has primary responsibility for twelve species of fish and shellfish in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) between 3 and 200 miles off the Mid-Atlantic coast. Member states include New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. Visit our website for more information.