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Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Amendment 15 The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) proposes to develop Amendment 15 to its Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass in order to address a wide range of issues relating to the management of these three species. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) and the Council coordinate and complement the management of all three species. Therefore, the Council and Commission will jointly participate in the amendment development and approval process. The Council is beginning the process of gathering information and is seeking input on the range of issues to be considered during the development of Amendment 15. A series of 11 scoping meetings will provide stakeholder groups and interested parties the opportunity to provide comments during the 90-day public comment period. The scoping document will be distributed to all entities on the Council's mailing list and will be available at all of the scoping meetings. This document is also available via the Internet at http://www.mafmc.org/midatlantic/comments/comments.htm, and can be obtained on request from the Council office at the Council’s address given below. Dates and locations for the scoping meetings are as follows: Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection New York Department of Environmental Conservation New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife Your comments are invited. In addition to providing information and comments at the above scoping meetings, you may submit written comments on or before 5:00 p.m., local time, on June 30, 2006 to: Daniel T. Furlong ***This press release will be available on our website in a downloadable PDF format in the coming days. Please visit: http://www.mafmc.org/mid-atlantic/press/press.htm Contact: Nancy Fish, Marine Fisheries FISHERIES HEARING FOCUSES ON SHRIMP AND MULLET MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will hold a hearing on April 4, at 7 p.m. at the Regional Office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, 943 Washington Square Mall, in Washington, N.C. Public input is needed on the following proposed shrimp rules, which are recommended in the draft Shrimp Fishery Management Plan: Closing the following areas to shrimp trawling: The striped mullet rules being proposed are part of the draft Striped Mullet Fishery Management Plan; they include: The Marine Fisheries Commission also needs to receive input on the following two options for managing the commercial ocean mullet fishery on Bogue Banks from September 1 – November 15, between Fort Macon State Park and Raleigh Street: Option One For more information about the proposed shrimp rules, please contact Rich Carpenter at 800-248-4536 or 910-796-7215. For more information of the proposed striped mullet rules, please contact David Taylor at 800-682-2632 or 252-726-7021. Written comments my be submitted to Belinda Loftin, N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries, P.O. Box 769, Morehead City, N.C. 28557 or by e-mail to belinda.loftin@ncmail.net by April 26, 2006 Contact: Nancy Fish, Marine Fisheries FISHERIES LICENSE OFFICES TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE APRIL 4 MOREHEAD CITY - The Division of Marine Fisheries’ license offices will be temporarily closed on Tuesday, April 4, so staff may attend a training workshop. The offices will resume regular office hours on Contact: Nancy Fish, Marine Fisheries FISHERIES FOURM SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 14 MOREHEAD CITY – Want to learn more about cutting-edge fisheries research or share ideas for improving fisheries management in North Carolina? Well here is your chance. The Marine Fisheries Commission and North Carolina Sea Grant will host the 2006 Fisheries Forum on Tuesday, March 14 at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center beginning at 9 a.m. All MFC advisors, along with any interested public, are encouraged to attend this important meeting. The morning's program will highlight results from projects representing the N.C. Fishery Resource Grant Program and the N.C. Blue Crab Research Program. Both programs are funded by the N.C. General Assembly and administered by North Carolina Sea Grant. Both programs strive to combine the research ideas from those in the fishing community with the research and analysis skills in the academic community. The afternoon focus will be on public perception issues facing the Marine Fisheries Commission and the Division of Marine Fisheries. The group will explore criticisms and commendations of the state’s coastal fishery management process. Input will be solicited from meeting participants on ways to continue improving the flow of communication between the public, fishermen and fisheries managers. The forum will end with a discussion of the Coastal Recreational Fishing License. Meeting participants will again be asked to provide ideas on ways the license revenues could be spent to manage, protect, restore, develop, cultivate, conserve and/or enhance North Carolina’s marine resources. To register for the forum, please contact Jennifer Aniskoff, N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries at jennifer.aniskoff@ncmail.net or by calling 252-726-7021 or 800-682-2632. 2006 Fisheries Forum Agenda 9 a.m. Registration 9:30 a.m. Welcome 9:45 a.m. Fishery Resource Grant and Blue Crab Research Presentations FRG presenters: Blue Crab presenters: 12:30 p.m. Catered Lunch/Poster Presentations 1:30 p.m. Public Perception Issues 3:30 p.m. Coastal Recreational Fishing License Status 5 p.m. Adjourn To register for the forum, please contact Jennifer Aniskoff, N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries at jennifer.aniskoff@ncmail.net or by calling 252-726-7021 or 800-682-2632.
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