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Current Council Report
12/22/11 NE Fishery Council to Hold Scoping Hearings on Groundfish Accumulation Limits and Fleet Diversity
10/26/11  NEFMC Press Release - Federal Fishery Council Hears From Fishermen About Catch Shares Program
6/23/11  NE Fishery Council Addresses Management Review, Commits to Improvements
06/15/11 NE Fishery Management Council to Attend the National Workshop on Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning
05/16/11 NE Fish Council Leadership Responds to Interim Report About Groundfish Fishery Economics
04/29/11 Council Proposes Increasing Haddock Catch Cap To Aid Herring Fishery
04/27/11 Fishery Council Takes Heed of Report on Management Process, Commits to Moving Forward
01/27/11 NEFMC Press Release - Skates
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HELPFUL INFORMATION
NewFishery Management Plan Timelines (updated 1/23/12)
NEFMC Statement of Organization Practices and Procedures (SOPP)
NEFMC Operations Handbook – Revised October 2011
Requested Information from the Public When Submitting Oral and Written Statements
NEFMC Management Priorities 2012
Charting a New Course - Report on NE FM C's actions and activities - Spring 2010
Status, Assessment and Management Information for NEFMC Managed Fisheries - January 2012
Preliminary Catch and Landings Information for NEFMC FMPs
NEFMC Research Priorities and Data Needs 2010-2014
NEPA Guide Written For The Average Citizen
New US Regional Fishery Management Council Website
NEFMC Section
COUNCIL MEETING INFORMATION
Council Calendar
January 31 - February 2, 2012 Council Meeting Agenda and Discussion Documents and Audio Recording
November 15-17, 2011 Council Agenda and Discussion Documents and Audio recordings
 
WHAT'S NEW

NewNOAA Fisheries Service And New England Fishery Management Council To Host Second Meeting To Discuss Next Steps In Addressing New Gulf of Maine Cod Stock Assessment
BOEM Call for Information and Nominations for Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Massachusetts

NMFS Gulf of Maine Cod News

UNH New England River Herring Stakeholder Workshop -  Workshop has been moved to UNH!
Letter from Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, Eric C.Schwaab re: NEFMC "Lessons Learned" Workshop
NEFMC "Lessons Learned" Sector Workshop - October 25-26, 2011
Statement from Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator NOAA defrays observer costs and commits to more stakeholder involvement in reforms

Touchstone Report and Responses

MAFMC launches initiative to develop a vision and strategic plan for region's fisheries
Visioning Brochure – Download or print to let others know about this opportunity
Saving Seafood Alert - Dutch Harbor-Unalaska, Alaska and New Bedford, Mass. are 2010 top fishing ports
NOAA Fisheries is holding a series of strategic planning meetings for the Northeast Cooperative Research Program
Federal and State Agencies Team up to Collect Information on Fish Habitat in New England Coastal Waters
NEFMC Letter to Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regulation and Enforcement regarding Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Offshore Massachusetts – Request for Interest (RFI)
Status, Assessment and Management Information for NEFMC Managed Fisheries
Maritime Industry 3 R's Explosives Safety Guide
New England Fishery Management Council Management Priorities 2012
NEWS FROM NOAA
Daily Updates from David Stevenson, NOAA Fisheries Habitat Conservation Division, Northeast Region from Research Vessel Bold
NOAA approves catch limit increases and other measures to provide greater flexibility to the sustainable Atlantic sea scallop fishery
NOAA proposes measures to raise catch limits for Atlantic sea scallop fishery and protect sea turtles and yellowtail flounder
NMFS Fishing Industry Home page
NOAA Announces New Northeast Groundfish Management Measures
Monkfish Egg Veil Reporting