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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">Last Call for Public Comments on Summer Flounder
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">Commercial Issues Amendment</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Written Comments due October 12, 2018</span></em><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) and Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) are soliciting public input
 on a draft amendment to address several potential changes to the management of the commercial summer flounder fishery, as well as modifications to the fishery management plan (FMP) goals and objectives for summer flounder. The deadline to submit written comments
 is&nbsp;<strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">October 12, 2018</span></strong>. Written comments may be submitted online
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__click.icptrack.com_icp_relay.php-3Fr-3D29129037-26msgid-3D473427-26act-3D8IKT-26c-3D1229622-26destination-3Dhttp-253A-252F-252Fwww.mafmc.org-252Fcomments-252Fsummer-2Dflounder-2Damendment&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=tSLbvWYfvulPN3G_n48TUw&amp;r=XzmX5GTv6MlqEdzIVBZHl-6A6M577eF7p2sbOYuE2sk&amp;m=GbdGPTwBrVPnnCeRY38ne4quSMVvO28evrYkp5hCVEk&amp;s=klIkMnU71nZu94z0mMqGykw3-OGMKO-Wj1WQcvMKNxE&amp;e=">
here [click.icptrack.com]</a> or through email, mail, or fax (scroll down for addresses).</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">The specific issues under consideration in this amendment include:&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">Requalifying criteria for federal commercial moratorium permits to address latent effort in the fishery:&nbsp;</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">The
 amendment includes options to reduce the number of eligible commercial federal moratorium permits by implementing requalifying criteria for existing permits.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,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:l2 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">Modifying commercial quota allocation</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">: The amendment proposes several options for revising the current commercial
 allocation to the states, which has been in place since 1993 and is based on average landings from 1980-1989.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,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:l2 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">Adding commercial landings flexibility as a framework issue in the Council's FMP</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">: This action does not consider
 implementing landings flexibility policies at this time but considers allowing the Council to implement landings flexibility through a future framework action instead of an amendment. The Commission’s adaptive management process already allows for landings
 flexibility.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,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:l2 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">Revising the FMP objectives for summer flounder</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">: This amendment proposes revisions to the current FMP objectives
 for summer flounder management to provide more meaningful and up-to-date guidance to managers.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Learn More</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Additional information about the amendment and the management alternatives being considered can be found on the Council’s website at&nbsp;<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__click.icptrack.com_icp_relay.php-3Fr-3D29129037-26msgid-3D473427-26act-3D8IKT-26c-3D1229622-26destination-3Dhttp-253A-252F-252Fwww.mafmc.org-252Factions-252Fsummer-2Dflounder-2Damendment&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=tSLbvWYfvulPN3G_n48TUw&amp;r=XzmX5GTv6MlqEdzIVBZHl-6A6M577eF7p2sbOYuE2sk&amp;m=GbdGPTwBrVPnnCeRY38ne4quSMVvO28evrYkp5hCVEk&amp;s=qF-PcS_D5PQ6KU6JoQFVQbWnc7OJ_56OSpDY3u3IQ9E&amp;e=">www.mafmc.org/actions/summer-flounder-amendment
 [click.icptrack.com]</a>&nbsp;and on the Commission’s website at&nbsp;<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__click.icptrack.com_icp_relay.php-3Fr-3D29129037-26msgid-3D473427-26act-3D8IKT-26c-3D1229622-26destination-3Dhttp-253A-252F-252Fwww.asmfc.org-252Fabout-2Dus-252Fpublic-2Dinput&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=tSLbvWYfvulPN3G_n48TUw&amp;r=XzmX5GTv6MlqEdzIVBZHl-6A6M577eF7p2sbOYuE2sk&amp;m=GbdGPTwBrVPnnCeRY38ne4quSMVvO28evrYkp5hCVEk&amp;s=cd56-T2p-KCEL6YdMK2MdE18e9e64jXBDFLdTGVR92g&amp;e=">http://www.asmfc.org/about-us/public-input
 [click.icptrack.com]</a>. This information includes three documents:&nbsp;(1) the Public Hearing Document, which includes all proposed management changes and was developed to solicit public comment; (2) the Commission’s Draft Amendment; and (3) the Council’s Draft
 Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). Both the Commission’s Draft Amendment and the Council’s DEIS are required under their respective regulatory processes.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Contacts</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">Kiley Dancy</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">, Fishery Management Specialist,&nbsp;Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council,&nbsp;<a href="mailto:kdancy@mafmc.org">kdancy@mafmc.org</a>,
 302.526.5257</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,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:l1 level1 lfo2">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">Kirby Rootes-Murdy</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">, Senior FMP Coordinator,&nbsp;Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission,&nbsp;<a href="mailto:krootes-murdy@asmfc.org">krootes-murdy@asmfc.org</a>,
 703.842.0740</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Written Comments</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Given the joint nature of this management effort and to streamline the public comment process, comments should be directed to Council contact
 information below. You may submit written comments by&nbsp;<strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">11:59 PM, Eastern Time, on Friday, October 12, 2018</span></strong>. Written comments may be sent by any of the following methods:</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Please include “Summer Flounder Commercial Issues Amendment Comments” in the subject line if using email or on the outside of the envelope
 if submitting written comments by mail. All comments, regardless of submission method, will be compiled into a single document for review and consideration by both the Council and Commission.&nbsp;<strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif">Please do
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