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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:19.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#247BC2">Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">April 3, 2017</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Press Contact: Mary Sabo<br>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Mid-Atlantic Council to Hold Public Hearings for Squid Amendment</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold nine public hearings in April and May 2017 to solicit public input on the Squid Amendment
to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan. The Council is also soliciting written comments on the amendment through 11:59 pm on
<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">May 18, 2017</span></strong>.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">The amendment considers measures to reduce latent longfin and
<em><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Illex</span></em> squid permits. Currently, a relatively small portion of vessels with limited access (“moratorium”) squid permits account for the majority of landings in most years. The Council is concerned
that activation of latent permits in the squid fisheries could lead to excessive fishing effort, potentially resulting in shortened seasons and increased catch of non-target species.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">The amendment also considers measures to modify the management of longfin squid during Trimester 2 (May-August). The Council is considering
this action because there is concern that the productivity of the longfin squid stock may be negatively impacted if excessive fishing in Trimester 2 does not allow sufficient spawning and/or successful egg hatching from egg mops.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Hearing Schedule</span></u></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">April 24, 2017, 5:00 – 7:00 PM</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">: The Greater Ocean City
Chamber of Commerce, 12320 Ocean Gateway, Ocean City, MD 21842, 410-213-0144.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Falls, 700 Hope Road, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724, 732-544-9300.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">
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http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/squid2017/</a> 800-832-0736, Rm: *7833942#. A listening station will be available at Virginia Marine Resources Commission, 2600 Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor, Newport News, VA 23607, (757) 247– 2200. </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">
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University of Rhode Island, Corless Auditorium, Watkins Building, 218 Ferry Rd., Narragansett, RI 401-874-6222.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
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Cod – Hyannis, 287 Iyannough Rd., Hyannis, MA 02601, 508-771-1700.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Written Comments</span></u></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Written comments may be sent through mail, email, fax, or online through 11:59 pm on Thursday, May 18, 2017.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Mail </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">to Dr. Chris Moore, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 North State Street,
Suite 201, Dover, DE, 19901 (please write “Squid Amendment Comments” on the outside of the envelope.)</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Fax </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">to Dr. Chris Moore, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council at 302-674-5399 (please
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Additional information and relevant background documents are available on the Council’s website at
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http://www.mafmc.org/actions/squid-capacity-amendment</a>. The public hearing document will be posted there by April 18, 2017.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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