Public Hearings Scheduled for the Atlantic Mackerel Fishery
A series of public hearings will be held by federal fishery managers to solicit input on management options included in Amendment 15 to the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagics (mackerels). The Amendment includes options regarding the current moratorium on the issuance of commercial king mackerel permits and alternatives for limiting access in the king mackerel fishery in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic. The commercial permit moratorium is scheduled to expire on October 15, 2005. The Council is asking for public comment on whether the current moratorium should be extended or allowed to expire. In addition, the Amendment includes options addressing possible changes to the fishing year for both king mackerel and Spanish mackerel in the Atlantic.
King and Spanish mackerel stocks migrate between council jurisdictions and are managed jointly by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council in cooperation with the Mid-Atlantic Council.
Copies of the public hearing document are available on the Council’s Web site at
ma**************@sa***.net
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SAFMC Mackerel Amendment 15 Public Hearings
(All Hearings Begin at 6:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, October 6, 2004
Holiday Inn
3845 Veterans Memorial Hwy.
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
Phone: 631/585-9500
Monday, October 11 2004
Crystal Coast Civic Center
3505 Arendell Street
Morehead City, NC 28557
Phone: 252/247-3883
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
Bay Watch Resort & Conference Center
(Center Tower, 2nd Floor)
2701 S. Ocean Boulevard
N. Myrtle Beach, SC 29584
Phone: 843/361-2110
Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Comfort Inn Oceanfront
1515 North First Street
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
Phone: 904/241-0774
Thursday, October 14, 2004
Old City Hall
315 Avenue A
Ft. Pierce, FL 34950
Phone:772/466-3880
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, one of eight regional councils, conserves and manages fish stocks from three to 200 miles offshore of North and South Carolina, Georgia and east Florida.
Kim Iverson
Public Information Officer
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
843/571-4366 or toll free 1-866/SAFMC-10
www.safmc.net
Public Hearings Scheduled for the Atlantic Mackerel Fishery
A series of public hearings will be held by federal fishery managers to solicit input on management options included in Amendment 15 to the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagics (mackerels). The Amendment includes options regarding the current moratorium on the issuance of commercial king mackerel permits and alternatives for limiting access in the king mackerel fishery in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic. The commercial permit moratorium is scheduled to expire on October 15, 2005. The Council is asking for public comment on whether the current moratorium should be extended or allowed to expire. In addition, the Amendment includes options addressing possible changes to the fishing year for both king mackerel and Spanish mackerel in the Atlantic.
King and Spanish mackerel stocks migrate between council jurisdictions and are managed jointly by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council in cooperation with the Mid-Atlantic Council.
Copies of the public hearing document are available on the Council’s Web site at
ma**************@sa***.net
.
SAFMC Mackerel Amendment 15 Public Hearings
(All Hearings Begin at 6:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, October 6, 2004
Holiday Inn
3845 Veterans Memorial Hwy.
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
Phone: 631/585-9500
Monday, October 11 2004
Crystal Coast Civic Center
3505 Arendell Street
Morehead City, NC 28557
Phone: 252/247-3883
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
Bay Watch Resort & Conference Center
(Center Tower, 2nd Floor)
2701 S. Ocean Boulevard
N. Myrtle Beach, SC 29584
Phone: 843/361-2110
Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Comfort Inn Oceanfront
1515 North First Street
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
Phone: 904/241-0774
Thursday, October 14, 2004
Old City Hall
315 Avenue A
Ft. Pierce, FL 34950
Phone:772/466-3880
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, one of eight regional councils, conserves and manages fish stocks from three to 200 miles offshore of North and South Carolina, Georgia and east Florida.
Kim Iverson
Public Information Officer
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
843/571-4366 or toll free 1-866/SAFMC-10
www.safmc.net