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Current Council Report
05/09/13 Successful Managing Our Nation’s Fisheries Conference Brings Together Diverse Voices
04/26/13 Press Backgrounder - Update on NEFMC Groundfish/Habitat Actions
04/3/13 Quota Increases for Groundfish Stock Topic of Discussion at Upcoming New England Fishery Management Council Meeting
01/31/13 Fishery Council Approves Severe Cuts for Regional Cod Stocks
01/30/13 Tom Nies Named New England Fishery Management Council Executive Director
01/22/13 Press Backgrounder – Cod Assessments Released/SSC to Meet
Press Archives - 2012- 2011 - 2010- 2009-2008 -2007- 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003
 
HELPFUL INFORMATION
April 23-25, 2013 Council Meeting Agenda and Discussion Documents and Audio
NEFMC Three Meeting Outlook - June through November 2013
NEFMC Management Priorities 2013
Fishery Management Plan Timelines (updated 4/18/13)
NOAA Fisheries Information and Regulations
NEFMC Research Priorities and Data Needs 2010-2014
Status, Assessment and Management Information for NEFMC Managed Fisheries- September 2012
NEPA Guide Written For The Average Citizen
Requested Information from the Public When Submitting Oral and Written Statements
NEFMC Statement of Organization Practices and Procedures (SOPPs)
Stock Assessment 101 Series: Part 1 - Data Required for Assessing U.S. Fish Stocks (courtesy of NOAA Fisheries)
NEFMC Operations Handbook – Revised July 2012
Frequently Asked Questions about Control Dates
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
US Regional Fishery Management Council Website
Executive Committee Summaries
WHAT'S NEW
NMFS Atlantic Sturgeon Draft Biological Opinion for Seven New England Fisheries
Open Letter to Federal Fishery Permit Holders
NOAA Fisheries announces catch limits for 2013-2014 Northeast groundfish stocks
NEFMC Three Meeting Outlook - June through November 2013
Final Report: Results of Dept. of Commerce OIG's Survey of Fishery Management Council and Staff
NEFMC Risk Policy Workshop Discussion Materials - meeting held March 20-21, 2013
Third Managing Our Nation's Fisheries Conference, May 7-9, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
Conference FAQs
Speakers Announced
Report: The Collection and Use of Sociocultural Information in New England Fishery Management Process
Report Of The Workshop On Stock Structure Of Atlantic Cod In The Gulf Of Maine Region - June 12-14, 2012, Portsmouth, NH
NAVY DEIS Notice - training operations in the Atlantic

Status of Stocks 2011 published May 2012
Status of Stocks Overview
Status of Stocks Report on the Status of U.S. Fisheries for 2011

NMFS Gulf of Maine Cod News

Touchstone Report and Responses
Atlantic Sturgeon Overview and it's implications of its ESA listing for NE FMP's
Atlantic Sturgeon Maps
 
OFFSHORE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
NEFMC Letter to BOEM re:environmental studies initiatives
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
Fisheries / Offshore Wind Energy Mitigation Measures Development
BOEM Briefing on Offshore Wind Energy Activities
BOEM Press Releases
BOEM Identifies Wind Energy Area Offshore Massachusetts for Potential Commercial Leasing
Interior Advances Offshore Atlantic Transmission Line
News from BOEM
BOEM Regulatory Information
Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment  for the Rhode Island and Massachusetts WEA
Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts-Environmental Assessment  
BOEM Call for Information and Nominations for Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Massachusetts
BOEM Renewal Energy Information
NEFMC Letter to BOEM Regulation and Enforcement regarding Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Offshore Massachusetts – Request for Interest (RFI)