Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Annual Meeting in Dewey Beach Oct 27-30
The 83rd Annual Meeting of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will be held in Dewey Beach October 27th through 30th. DNREC encourages anglers, commercial fishers and conservationists to follow this meeting either in person or virtually – and provide their input for their areas of interest. Proposed changes to fisheries management plans affecting Delaware will be voted on by the commissioners – that includes striped bass, menhaden and horseshoe crabs. The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Place Dewey Beach on Coastal Highway.
Additional information from DNREC:
The ASMFC was formed in 1942 as a commission to coordinate and conserve fisheries resources from the 15 Atlantic Coast states from Maine to Florida. While in-person attendance is welcome, the ASMFC has scheduled a hybrid annual meeting to enable remote participation by its commissioners and interested stakeholders in all meetings over the course of the four-day event.
Important ASMFC agenda items for Delaware include:
- The Horseshoe Crab Management Board meeting, from 8:30-10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28;
- The Atlantic Menhaden Management Board meeting, starting at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 28;
- The Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board meeting, from 9:45 a.m.-noon and resuming from 1:30-5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29
“We know many Delawareans are very interested in the striped bass, menhaden and horseshoe crab management plan decisions that will be made at the ASMFC’s Delaware Board meetings,” said DNREC Fisheries Section Administrator John Clark. “The ASMFC’s first annual meeting to be held in Delaware since 2008 is an ideal opportunity to get a better understanding of the management process for these three key species that are of both keen recreational and commercial interest.”
For more information about signing up to attend the meeting either in person or virtually, visit the ASMFC website.
Delaware is next scheduled to host the ASMFC’s annual meeting in 2040.