Important River Herring Public Hearings

November 30, 2008

CHOIR Update

Just a reminder that their are important ASMFC River Herring meetings this week. These hearings are for Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for River Herring, part of which is discussion of the need for better monitoring on the midwater trawl fishery. It would be great if people could get out to these meetings and comment.

For more information, visit the ASMFC website: ASMFC

MEETINGS

• 12/1, 6pm, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, Plymouth Radisson, 180 Water Street, Plymouth, Massachusetts. For more information, please contact Melanie Griffin at (617) 626-1528.
• 12/2, 6pm, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, Annisquam River Marine Fisheries Station, 30 Emerson Avenue, Gloucester, Massachusetts. For more information, please contact Melanie Griffin at (617) 626-1528.
• 12/2, 7pm, New York Dept. of Environmental Conservation, Bureau of Marine Resources Headquarters, 205 North Belle Mead Road, Suite 1, East Seatucket, New York. For more information, please contact Steve Heins at (631) 444-0433 .
• 12/2, 6pm, Maine Department of Marine Resources, Wiscasset High School, 272 Gardinner Road, Wiscasset, Maine. For more information, please contact Terry Stockwell at (207) 624-6553.
• 12/8, 6pm, Maine Department of Marine Resources, Ellsworth High School, 299 State Street, Ellsworth, Maine. For more information, please contact Terry Stockwell at (207) 624-6553.
• 12/11, 6pm, Maine Department of Marine Resources, University of Maine Machias Science Center, 9 O’Brien Avenue, Machias, Maine. For more information, please contact Terry Stockwell at (207) 624-6553.