MAFMC and NEFMC Propose Omnibus Amendment for Industry-Funded Monitoring

Summary

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) and the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) are developing an omnibus amendment to allow for industry-funded monitoring in the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan and the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan, with the goal of streamlining the development of future monitoring programs.