ASMFC's 2026 Annual Meeting is November 9–12 (Newport, RI + virtual).

📄 Agenda & materials available online
⚠️ Final action on Atlantic Menhaden Draft Addendum II and more
💬 Public comment opportunities available throughout the meeting

More info: asmfc.org/events/2026-an…

Atlantic Coast Fisheries News for the week of November 2nd: Upcoming ASMFC Annual Meeting, recreational fishing project funding available in NY, and Chesapeake Bay residents working to bring back oysters! Read the newsletter here:
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Atlantic Coast Fisheries News for the week of October 26: Commercial tautog closure in MA, Chesapeake Bay oyster reef restoration project, and scientists observe bioluminescence in sea spiders! Read the newsletter here:
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Atlantic Coast Fisheries News for the week of October 19th: RFP for Atlantic mackerel research, National Seafood Month, and dam removals in the Northeast with herring returning in droves! Read the newsletter here:
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Atlantic Coast Fisheries News for the week of October 12th: Modernizing fisheries data, habitat restoration in NJ, and WHOI scientists give New England's blue economy a boost! Read the newsletter here:
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Atlantic Coast Fisheries News for the week of October 5th: New edition of ASMFC's Guide to Fisheries Science and Stock Assessments available, new habitat restoration projects, and learning about the ocean’s mysterious deep reefs! Read the newsletter here:
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Atlantic Coast Fisheries News for the week of September 28th: Delaware Bay juvenile finfish survey video, eelgrass recover in ME, and nor’easter unearths 19th-century shipwreck in MA! Read the newsletter here:
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Atlantic Coast Fisheries News for the weeks of September 14th & 21st: Atlantic herring updates, 2027 Greater Atlantic MREP Workshop announced, and the biological wonders of ctenophores! Read the newsletter here:
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📢Public comment is underway for Atlantic Menhaden Draft Addendum II, which considers modifying the Chesapeake Bay reduction fishery cap.

Submit your public comment by Oct. 9, 2026

🔎Explore the ASMFC's Atl. Menhaden Action Tracker for more information: tinyurl.com/ybf3ns4e

Atlantic Coast Fisheries News for the weeks of Aug. 31st and Sept. 7th: Atl. mackerel industry-based acoustic data collection RFP, NOAA publishes updated historical recreational fishing estimates, and an ancient shark graveyard! Read the newsletter here:
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Atlantic Coast Fisheries News for the week of August 24th: Atlantic Menhaden Draft Addendum II available for public comment, new horseshoe crab FAQs, and footage of dolphins hunting with shells! Read the newsletter here:
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Atlantic Coast Fisheries News for the week of August 17th: New StoryMap on fisheries science and stock assessments, applicants sought for potential spiny dogfish pilot program, and new species of rare pink seaweed confirmed! Read the newsletter here:
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Atlantic Coast Fisheries News for the week of August 10th: ASMFC Summer Meeting press releases, upcoming Learn-to-Fish event in NYS, and a mixtape for oysters! Read the newsletter here:
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Atlantic Coast Fisheries News for the week of July 27th: Upcoming ASMFC Summer Meeting, report tagged lobster in RI, and basking sharks found diving into twilight zone! Read the newsletter here:
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Atlantic Coast Fisheries News for the week of July 20th: Atlantic herring Area 1A start date, boating access funding, and a major new award to bolster the American seafood industry! Read the newsletter here:
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Atlantic Coast Fisheries News for the week of July 13th: Request for Scientific and Statistical Committee nominations, new state record fish in MD, and footage of a barreleye fish! Read the newsletter here:
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Atlantic Coast Fisheries News for the week of July 6th: New patrol vessel in ME, horseshoe crab updates in MA and MD, and incredible photos of the biggest sharks on Earth! Read the newsletter here:
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Atlantic Coast Fisheries News for the week of June 29th: Guidance to reduce human-shark interactions, courtesy boat inspections in SC, and a hadal zone mystery solved! Read the newsletter here:
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Atlantic Coast Fisheries News for the week of July 22nd: Preliminary agenda for ASMFC Summer Meeting, tagging program rewards in NC, and 8 captivating photos of Delaware Bay’s annual horseshoe crab spawn! Read the newsletter here: conta.cc/3Sfb9B3

Atlantic Coast Fisheries News for the week of June 15th: Migratory fish passage progress in MA, charters and guides wanted to participate in MD Blue Catfish Program, and a whale graveyard discovered 7km under the sea! Read the newsletter here:
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