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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">New England Fishery Management Council</span></b><span style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></b><span style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Atlantic Herring:</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> &nbsp;Council Updates Amendment 10 Problem</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">
<b>Statement; Approves Scoping Document and Meeting Schedule<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Rhode Island is hosting one of six Scoping meetings to gather public input on herring resource user conflicts and how best to attain optimum yield and improve
 the conservation status of Atlantic herring by accounting for its role in the ecosystem.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Tuesday, March 19<sup>th</sup>, 2024 &nbsp;6:00pm &nbsp;Hampton Inn, 20 Hotel Drive, South Kingstown , RI
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">The full news release is
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/d23h0vhsm26o6d.cloudfront.net/NEFMC-Updates-Atlantic-Herring-Amendment-10-Problem-Statement-Approves-Scoping-Document-and-Meeting-Schedule.pdf__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!I6IaAwGhjdiCaxOC9pMVVCfNVc49pi3js2oNwe8hEhNDMrjevr_f_CxoKJtM-ieWApd1DYpcUtWcN5yR9DvYRazw$">
available HERE [d23h0vhsm26o6d.cloudfront.net]</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">For more information contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Dr. Jamie Cournane
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Scott Olszewski&nbsp;
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