MFC Crustacean Advisory Comm. mtg. 10/30/07

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The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Crustacean Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, October 30, at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at the DENR Washington Regional Office, located at 943 Washington Square Mall in Washington.

The committee will receive a brief update on the Marine Fisheries Commission and the Division of Marine Fisheries recent activities.

The committee will be updated on the status of the blue crab fishery and will discuss information of the use of crab pot trawls in the Atlantic Ocean. The AC will also discuss chemical impacts on crustaceans.

If you have any questions, please contact Sean McKenna at 800-338-7804 or 252-946-6481.

MFC CRUSTACEAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Washington Regional Office

6:00 P.M.

AGENDA

· Introductions

· Modifications to Agenda

· Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes
- September 25, 2007

· Public Comment

· MFC Update

· Update and additional information on the Status of the Blue Crab Fishery – Sean McKenna
· Additional discussion of Information Paper on the Use of “crab pot trawls” in the Atlantic Ocean – Sean McKenna (Dave Beresoff has been invited to attend the meeting.)
· Chemical Impacts on Crustaceans
· Next Meeting
· Issues