Please note that this meeting will begin at 11:30AM following a public hearing on sea herring specifications at 11AM

 

1. Introductions and announcements
2. Review and approval of agenda
3. Review and approval of March minutes
4. Executive Session (if needed)
5. Chairman’s comments
6. Commissioner’s comments
7. Director’s comments
8. Law enforcement report
   LUNCH
9. Action Items
   
   . Repeal of certain lobster processing provisions
   . Subject to earlier public hearing, management of sea herring - quota trigger and no-fishing days
10. Discussion Items
    
    . Management of inshore net fisheries for pelagic species (menhaden, herring, mackerel)
    . Bluefin tuna management in Cape Cod Bay
    . Management of gillnets in state waters
    . Revised policy for allocation of traps to commercial lobstermen in Outer Cape Cod LCMA with SCUBA history
    . Upcoming public hearing items:
    1. emergency action on gillnet harvest of lobster;
    2. recreational weakfish creel limit;
    3. re-establishing a hook gear control date;
    4. loligo squid management revision to complement federal trimester;
    5. public petition regarding directed smooth dogfish fishery
    6. ASMFC lobster Addendum XI;
    7. subject to earlier discussion, management of inshore net fisheries for pelagic species (menhaden, herring, mackerel);
    8. subject to earlier discussion, management of gillnets in state waters; and
    9. subject to earlier discussion, bluefin tuna management in Cape Cod Bay.
    • Other business
11. Marine Fisheries Commissioner Comments

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