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MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Weston Public Library
87 School Street
Weston, MA
The meeting will be held at 11:00 AM


  1. Introductions and announcements 
  2. Review and approval of June agenda
  3. Review and approval of April minutes
  4. Comments
    1. Commissioner
    2. Director
    3. Law Enforcement
  5. Presentation on Current Status of River Herring by Dr. Mike Armstrong
  6. Lunch Break
  7. Action Items
    1. To Adopt Emergency Regulations
      1. Commercial Scup Black Sea Bass and Fluke
      2. Recreational Scup, Black Sea Bass and Fluke
      3. Cod Conservation Zones
    2. To Adopt Draft Regulations
      1. Collapsible Traps
      2. Vessel Trip Limits
      3. Technical Corrections
  8. Discussion Items
    1. Striped Bass
    2. State Waters Scallop Fishery Management and Permitting
    3. Managing Activity Around White Sharks
    4. Declaring LMAs and the Offshore Non-Trap Lobster Fishery
  9. Updates
    1. Recreational Saltwater Fishing Permit and Development Panel Meeting
    2. Experimental Groundfish Fishery
    3. Quota Managed Species
  10. Other Business
  11. Marine Fisheries Commissioner's Comments

NEXT MFC MEETINGS SCHEDULED FOR

July 7, 2011
Weston Public Library
Weston, MA
August 11, 2011
Weston Public Library
Weston, MA

Take 128 to exit 26 (Route 20). Continue west on Rt. 20 for 1.5 miles until the first traffic light. Turn left
onto School Street. The library is approximately 1/2 mile on your right.