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<h1 align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#232323">Public Comment Deadline for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Commercial/Recreational Allocation Amendment is March 16<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#232323">As a reminder, the deadline to submit public comments on the
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#232323"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=36899798&msgid=520030&act=EV3Z&c=1229622&destination=http*3A*2F*2Fwww.mafmc.org*2Factions*2Fsfsbsb-allocation-amendment&cf=575&v=a25bb177256da32f20326c4576575867ac270ef2f96f98733cd80250c3f338b6__;JSUlJSU!!KKphUJtCzQ!dIiRef4g80i61l2g5v0Rb5_zYj7kOufgDL1uLulY7Um3TJkR_SrN_q0tNwW7IJbd518O6y2V$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#247BC2">Summer
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Commercial/Recreational Allocation Amendment [click.icptrack.com]</span></a> is Tuesday,
<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">March 16, 2021</span></strong>. The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission are developing this joint amendment to consider adjusting the allocations of
catch or landings between the commercial and recreational fisheries for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass. The amendment also considers options that would allow a portion of the allowable landings to be transferred between the commercial and recreational
sectors each year. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#232323">Written comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#232323">1. ONLINE
</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#232323">at
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<p class="paragraph-spacing-none" style="margin:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#232323">2. EMAIL
</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#232323">to
<a href="mailto:kdancy@mafmc.org?subject=Fluke%2FScup%2FSea%20Bass%20Allocation%20Amendment" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#247BC2">kdancy@mafmc.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph-spacing-none" style="margin:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#232323">3. MAIL
</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#232323">or
<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">FAX to </span></strong>Dr. Christopher Moore, Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph-spacing-none" style="margin:0in"><span class="tab"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#232323"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#232323">Mid-Atlantic
Fishery Management Council<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph-spacing-none" style="margin:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#177A1C"></span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#232323">Complete details about the
management alternatives being considered in this amendment are available in the <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=36899798&msgid=520030&act=EV3Z&c=1229622&destination=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.mafmc.org*2Fs*2FSFSBSB-Alloc-Am-PHD_Jan2021.pdf&cf=575&v=415801dec5fec3f03827ac9da1cb5fd6839932a45d2250e4071999e111ec8181__;JSUlJSU!!KKphUJtCzQ!dIiRef4g80i61l2g5v0Rb5_zYj7kOufgDL1uLulY7Um3TJkR_SrN_q0tNwW7IJbd5yenVxgJ$" target="_blank">
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<span style="color:#247BC2">Alternatives Quick Reference Guide [click.icptrack.com]</span></a> provides a brief overview of the alternatives. This guide should be used in conjunction with the Public Hearing Document and is intended to help members of the public
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<span style="color:#247BC2">Public Hearing Presentation [click.icptrack.com]</span></a> that was provided at the public hearings. Additional background information and related documents are available on the
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<span style="color:#247BC2">action page [click.icptrack.com]</span></a> for this amendment.
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<p class="paragraph-spacing-none" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#232323">We value your input. To be most effective, we request that your comment include specific details as to why you support or oppose
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Kiley Dancy</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council,
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<a href="mailto:dleaning@asmfc.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#247BC2">dleaning@asmfc.org</span></a>, 703-842-0714<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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