Next Committee Meeting Meeting Summaries Select Date January 12, 2012 November 4, 2011 August 31, 2011 July 19, 2011(Advisors) June 1, 2011 March 29, 2011 March 9, 2011 (Advisors) November 2, 2010 March 24-25, 2010 (Advisors & OS) July 30, 2009 June 3, 2009 June 2, 2009 (Advisors) March 31, 2009 April 15, 2008 October 24, 2007 October 23, 2007 (Advisors)October 3, 2007 November 1, 2006 October 31, 2006 (Advisors) September 18, 2006June 29, 2006 March 24, 2006 March 23, 2006 (Advisors) August 1, 2003 April 24, 2003 February 13, 2003 October 23-24, 2002 June 5-6, 2002 April 29-30, 2002 March 26, 2002 Advisory Panel March 21, 2002 February 28, 2002 February 12-13, 2002 Oversight&Advisory January 14, 2002 November 5, 2001 September 24, 2001 August 30, 2001 November 8, 2000 October 26, 2000 March 29, 2000 Monkfish Oversight Committee NEFMC Members Mark Alexander (Chair) Rodney Avila Tom Dempsey Glen Libby Jim Odlin Dave Preble MAFMC Members Howard King (Vice Chair) Pete Himchak Erling Berg Laurie Nolan Steven Shafer Monkfish Advisory Panel Terry Alexander, Harpswell, ME Jan Margenson, Brewster, MA Timothy Caldwell, Swanville, ME Dan Mears, Barnegat Light, NJ Timothy Froelich, Flanders, NY Rick Mears, West Creek, NJ Chris Hickman, Hatteras, NC William McCann, Wareham, MA Michael Johnson, Barnegat Light, NJ Ted Platz, Newport, RI Allyson Jordan, Portland, ME Christopher Rainone, Little Egg Harbor, NJ Louis Julliard, Southboro, MA Maggie Raymond (Chair), South Berwick, ME   David Walker, (Vice Chair), Chincoteague, VA SAFE Reports Original FMP

       Amendment 6 Information  
         Scoping hearing summaries:
         Virginia Beach, VA (12/15/10)        Gloucester, MA (1/4/11)     Hyannis, MA (1/10/11)          Warwick, RI (1/11/11)     New Bedford, MA (1/11/11)
         Portland, ME (1/19/11)                    Riverhead, NY (1/31/11)    Manahawkin, NJ (2/1/11)     New Bern, NC (2/9/11)
         Monkfish Amendment 6 (catch shares) scoping comments received through March 7, 2011 are available on a CD upon request from either
         the NEFMC office (contact kroy@nefmc.org) or NMFS Regional Office (contact Allison.McHale@noaa.gov )
         Hearing Schedule
         Amendment 6 Scoping Document
         Amendment 6 Scoping Comments received

       Amendment 5 Information 
       Final Amendment 5 to the Monkfish FMP - updated January 14, 2011
       Final Rule

      Committee and Council Meeting Materials
      January 10, 2012 Committee Meeting Documents
      January 31-February 2, 2012 Council Meeting
      November 15-17, 2011 Council Meeting Documents
      November 4, 2011 Oversight Committee Discussion Documents
      September 26-29, 2011 Council Meeting Documents
      August 31, 2011 Oversight Committee Discussion Documents
      July 19, 2011 Advisory Panel Discussion Documents
      June 21-23, 2011 Council Discussion Documents
      June 1, 2011 Oversight Committee Meeting Documents
      April 26-28, 2011 Council Discussion Documents
      March 29, 2011 Oversight Committee Meeting Documents
      January 25-27, 2011 Council Discussion Documents
      
      Other Information
      Monkfish Stock Assessment (SARC50)
      Monkfish Management Article in ICES Journal of Marine Science
      Report of the Northeast Data Poor Stocks Working Group: Monkfish (Dr. Jim Weinberg, NEFSC)
      Monkfish Assessment Summary Presentation
      Monkfish Egg Veil Reporting
      Monkfish 2006 Annual Specifications Document Incorporating the Stock Assesment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE Report) for the 2004 Fishing year

      Related Links
      Mid Atlantic Fishery Council