The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, announced a public meeting to review the Atlantic herring stock assessment. This meeting, part of the Research Track Assessment Peer Review process, aims to evaluate and present stock assessment results to U.S. fishery managers. It will be held from March 10 to March 14, 2025, in person at Woods Hole, MA, and virtually via Google Meet. The public is invited to attend but should not participate in discussions during the report writing session scheduled on March 14.
Simple Explanation
The National Marine Fisheries Service is having a meeting to check on the health of Atlantic herring fish and share the results with fishery managers. People can watch the meeting in person or online, but they can’t talk during the last part when the report is being written.