WASHINGTON, April 13 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a notice called: New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on April 13 by Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is conducting five scoping meetings to solicit comments on ideas for fishery improvements in the monkfish and skate fisheries. The scoping is designed to identify the challenges the monkfish and skate fishing sectors are grappling with and to identify possible management measures for the Council to address those challenges in the future. In June of 202...