A virtual informational meeting and formal public hearing on the proposed rule to Promulgate Protective Regulations for the Banggai Cardinalfish is scheduled for November 17, 2023, from 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. EDT
This is a hybrid meeting of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC), which advises NOAA and the Department of Commerce on living marine resource issues.
NOAA Fisheries will hold hearings related to our proposed modifications to the Massachusetts Restricted Area (MRA) to make final the MRA Wedge trap/pot buoy line closure from February 1 through April 30 annually. This is one of two public hearings.
NOAA Fisheries will hold hearings related to our proposed modifications to the Massachusetts Restricted Area (MRA) to make final the MRA Wedge trap/pot buoy line closure from February 1 through April 30 annually. This is one of two public hearings.