Public Hearings on River Herring Bycatch - NEFMC
The New England Fishery Management Council will be holding a series of public hearings on Amendment 5 to the Sea Herring Fishery Management Plan. A portion of the amendment addresses how to handle river herring bycatch in the sea herring fishery (more info at the Council website and in this summary). Please consider attending a hearing or writing a letter. The closest one for most Network participants will be March 27 in Plymouth.
Friday, March 2, 2012, Rockport, Maine
9:00 am – 1:00 pm Samoset Hotel
Wednesday, March 14, 2012, Gloucester, MA
7:00 – 9:00 pm, MA DMF Annisquam River Station
Thursday, March 15, 2012, Portsmouth, NH
7:00 – 9:00 pm, Sheraton Harborside Hotel
Monday, March 19, 2012, Fairhaven, MA
7:00 – 9:00 pm, Seaport Inn
Wednesday, March 21, 2012, Portland, Maine
7:00 – 9:00 pm, Holiday Inn By the Bay
Tuesday, March 27, 2012, Plymouth, Massachusetts
7:00 – 9:00 pm, Radisson Hotel Plymouth Harbor
180 Water Street, Plymouth MA 02360
Phone: (508) 747-4900
Wednesday, March 28, 2012, Warwick, RI
7:00 – 9:00 pm, Hilton Garden Inn
Thursday, March 29, 2012, Cape May, New Jersey
7:00 – 9:00 pm, Congress Hall Hotel
New England Council staff will brief the public on the herring amendment prior to opening the hearing for public comments. The NEFMC Draft Amendment 5 document is available on the Council's website (www.nefmc.org/herring/index.html), or may be obtained by contacting the Council office at (978) 465-0492. The public hearing document will be available before the hearings and will be posted on our website when available.
Written public comments must be received on or before 5 p.m. EST, Monday, April 9, 2012. Comments may be sent to Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, 50 Water Street, Mill #2, Newburyport, MA 01950 or emailed to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (attention/subject line: "Comments on Draft Amendment 5").
Directions to the hearings are available by contacting the Council Office.