MFC Northeast Regional Advisory Committee The MFC Northeast Regional Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, May 26, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. (agenda attached). The meeting will be held at the College of the Albemarle, Building B, Room 202, located at 1208 North Road Street, Elizabeth City, NC. MFC Northeast Regional Advisory Committee The MFC Northeast Regional Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, May 26, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. (agenda attached). The meeting will be held at the College of the Albemarle, Building B, Room 202, located at 1208 North Road Street, Elizabeth City, NC.
The committee will review and discuss the draft Striped Mullet Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The Draft FMP has been prepared by the Division of Marine Fisheries with the advice of the Striped Mullet FMP Advisory Committee. Discussion of the FMP began in May 2003. The Executive Summary Section and Section 9 – Principal Issues and Management Options contains the recommended management measures. Management measures and the Draft FMP will be reviewed by the MFC regional committees, and public meetings will be held in conjunction with the regional and Finfish Committee meetings to receive additional public input. The following are dates and locations for the public meetings and MFC committee meetings: Wilmington Regional Office – on 5/10; Washington Regional Office – on 5/23; College of the Albemarle, Building B, Room 202, Elizabeth City – 5/26; Duke Marine Laboratory Auditorium, Beaufort – on 6/1; Archdale Building, Ground Floor Hearing Room, Raleigh -6/2. All meetings begin at 6:00 p.m. The MFC plans to review the FMP at its June 28-29 meeting in Raleigh, NC.
The Committee will also get an update on recent legislation involving fisheries. Action has been taken by the Senate on the saltwater fishing license, oysters, and the Coastal Habitat Protection Plan. The House has introduced several bills on oysters, and recently dealt with legislation on menhaden fishing.
If you have any questions, please call me at 1-800-682-2632 or 252-726-7021 or Sara Winslow at 252-964-3911 or 1-800-338-7804.
Agenda
MFC NORTHEAST REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Thursday, May 26, 2005
College of the Albemarle, Building B, Room 202
Elizabeth City, NC 6:00 p.m.
AGENDA
– Introduction
– Modifications to the Agenda
– Approval of Minutes (December 9, 2004, January 27, 2005)
– Update
– Bottlenose Dolphin Rules
– NMFS Monkfish FMP
– NC Citation Program
– Draft Striped Mullet FMP
– Review
– Public Comment
– Discussion
– Recommendations
– Fisheries Legislation Update
– Next Meeting
– Issues
The committee will review and discuss the draft Striped Mullet Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The Draft FMP has been prepared by the Division of Marine Fisheries with the advice of the Striped Mullet FMP Advisory Committee. Discussion of the FMP began in May 2003. The Executive Summary Section and Section 9 – Principal Issues and Management Options contains the recommended management measures. Management measures and the Draft FMP will be reviewed by the MFC regional committees, and public meetings will be held in conjunction with the regional and Finfish Committee meetings to receive additional public input. The following are dates and locations for the public meetings and MFC committee meetings: Wilmington Regional Office – on 5/10; Washington Regional Office – on 5/23; College of the Albemarle, Building B, Room 202, Elizabeth City – 5/26; Duke Marine Laboratory Auditorium, Beaufort – on 6/1; Archdale Building, Ground Floor Hearing Room, Raleigh -6/2. All meetings begin at 6:00 p.m. The MFC plans to review the FMP at its June 28-29 meeting in Raleigh, NC.
The Committee will also get an update on recent legislation involving fisheries. Action has been taken by the Senate on the saltwater fishing license, oysters, and the Coastal Habitat Protection Plan. The House has introduced several bills on oysters, and recently dealt with legislation on menhaden fishing.
If you have any questions, please call me at 1-800-682-2632 or 252-726-7021 or Sara Winslow at 252-964-3911 or 1-800-338-7804.
Agenda
MFC NORTHEAST REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Thursday, May 26, 2005
College of the Albemarle, Building B, Room 202
Elizabeth City, NC 6:00 p.m.
AGENDA
– Introduction
– Modifications to the Agenda
– Approval of Minutes (December 9, 2004, January 27, 2005)
– Update
– Bottlenose Dolphin Rules
– NMFS Monkfish FMP
– NC Citation Program
– Draft Striped Mullet FMP
– Review
– Public Comment
– Discussion
– Recommendations
– Fisheries Legislation Update
– Next Meeting
– Issues
