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Meeting of the Advisory Committee to the United States Delegation to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) March 10-11, 2016 Hilton DoubleTree Hotel 8727 Colesville Rd. Silver Spring, MD The Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. … Continued
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) will hold a 3-day Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Advisory Panel (AP) meeting in March to consider options for the conservation and management of Atlantic HMS. At the event, managers will consider alternatives for … Continued
In October, NOAA Fisheries published a final rule to improve the administration of the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act (HSFCA) and the monitoring of U.S. fishing vessels operating on the high seas. The rule includes: – adjustments to permitting and … Continued