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Published: September 23, 2009
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The following includes the preliminary agenda for the Commission's 68th Annual Meeting in Newport, Rhode Island. The agenda may also be viewed at http://www.asmfc.org/68thAnnualMeeting.htm.  Additional meeting details are also contained in the attached Meeting Notice, which includes the preliminary agenda, travel authorization form, directions to the hotel, and the meeting registration form.


ASMFC 68th Annual Meeting
November 2 - 5, 2009

Hyatt Regency Newport Hotel and Spa
1 Goat Island
Newport, Rhode Island
(401) 851-1234


PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE


The preliminary agenda is subject to change. The agenda reflects the current estimate of time required for scheduled Board meetings. The Commission may adjust this agenda in accordance with the actual duration of Board meetings. Interested parties should anticipate Boards starting earlier or later than indicated herein.

November 2, 2009

8:00 - 10:30 AM                Atlantic Herring Section

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM        Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board

1:15 - 3:15 PM                Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board

3:30 - 6:00 PM                Shad & River Herring Management Board

6:30 - 8:30 PM                Welcome Reception


November 3, 2009

8:00 - 10:00 AM                Atlantic Menhaden Management Board

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM        Law Enforcement Committee

10:15 - 11:45 AM                2010 Action Plan Workshop

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM        Habitat Committee

1:00 – 3:30 PM                Weakfish Management Board

3:45 - 5:45 PM                American Lobster Management Board

6:30 - 8:30 PM                Annual Dinner


November 4, 2009

8:00 - 9:00 AM                Executive Committee

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM        Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership Steering Committee

9:15 AM - 12:45 PM        ISFMP Policy Board

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM        Management & Science Committee

1:00 – 2:00 PM                Captain David H. Hart Award Luncheon

2:15 - 3:00 PM                Business Session

3:15 - 5:00 PM                Legislators

3:15 - 5:15 PM                Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program Coordinating Council

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM        Northeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program Board


November 5, 2009

8:00 - 9:00 AM                Winter Flounder Management Board

9:15 - 11:45 AM                South Atlantic State-Federal Fisheries Management Board

Noon - 12:30 PM        Lunch for Commissioners and Proxies

12:45 – 2:15 PM                Spiny Dogfish & Coastal Sharks Management Board

2:30 – 3:15 PM                ISFMP Policy Board (continued)


source: ASMFC press release

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