New England Fishery Management Council; Meeting

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The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a 2-day public meeting on September 21-22, 1994, to consider actions affecting the New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The meeting will be held at the Newagen Seaside Inn, Route 27 south, Southport Island, Cape Newagen, ME; telephone: (617) 231-0422. The meeting will begin on September 21, at 8:30 a.m. and on September 22, at 8:00 a.m. The Council meeting will begin on September 21 with a report from the Groundfish Committee. Subjects scheduled for discussion include: (1) The establishment of objectives and management options for groundfish in view of the recent stock assessments, (2) Resubmission of the winter flounder state waters exception, (3) Reporting requirements for the bait fishery, (4) Impacts of fishing with small mesh, (5) Impacts of beam trawling on groundfish stocks, (6) Groundfish bycatch in other fisheries, and (7) A request for an experimental fishery for northern shrimp. Late in the morning, the Council will be briefed on the reauthorization of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The Lobster Committee will provide an update on the progress made by the Effort Ma