Agency Meetings and Public Notices

March 2024

Tidal Wetlands Mitigation Workgroup - 03/22/2024, 10:00 AM: The meeting will be held on March 22, 2024 at 10:00 AM at DEQ’s Piedmont Regional Office located at 4901 Cox Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060. [ Notice | Agenda | Wetlands Mitigation Compensation Policy Draft Update | Wetlands Mitigation Bank Guidelines Draft Update ]

FMAC - 03/28/2024, 5:00 PM: The Finfish Management Advisory Committee meeting will be held virtually on March 28, 2024 from 5-6:30 PM. For meeting login information, please use the link and password in the Agenda. [ Agenda ]

VMRC - 03/26/2024, 9:30 AM: [ Shellfish Notice | Draft Regulation - Pertaining to General Oyster Planting Ground Lease Renewal Fee | Draft Regulation - Pertaining to Licensing Requirements and License Fees | Draft Regulation - Pertaining to Restrictions on the Harvest of Shellfish in Condemned Shellfish Areas | Fisheries Notice | Draft Regulation - Pertaining to Atlantic Striped Bass | Draft Regulation - Pertaining to Summer Flounder ]

ASMFC - 03/07/2024, 5:00 PM: The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) has scheduled Virginia’s American Yellow Eel Harvest Cap Draft Addendum VII public hearing for March 7th, 2024 starting at 5 pm, this meeting is scheduled for 2 hours. The meeting will take place in person at VMRC’s main office in the Commission Room and is open to the public. ASMFC staff will be presenting information about Draft Addendum VII which considers management measures to reduce the commercial yellow eel coastwide harvest cap in response to the 2023 benchmark stock assessment, which found the stock remains depleted. Below you will find ASMFC's news release for all of the public hearings and an overview of what will be discussed and how to submit public comments if you cannot attend the meeting in person. You can listen to this meeting by clicking the "Meeting Live Stream" button. The comments section will not be monitored and you will not be able to make a public comment through YouTube, you can submit a public comment directly to ASMFC using the information in the News Release link. [ News Release ]

February 2024

VMRC - 02/27/2024, 9:30 AM: [ Fisheries Notice | Draft Regulation - Pertaining to the Special Relay Season in the Rappahannock River | Draft Regulation - Pertaining to On-Shore Loading and Unloading of Shellfish from Condemned Areas | Evaluation - Pertaining to Repealing 1200 and 980 | Evaluation - Pertaining to Oyster Replenishment & Restoration Plan | Agenda | Draft Minutes | YouTube Recording ]

VIMS - 02/23/2024, 11:00 AM: Tidal Wetlands Session Mitigation Workshop at VIMS - Waterman's Hall Auditorium. This meeting is open to the public. [ Minutes ]

SMAC - 02/06/2024, 4:00 PM: The Shellfish Management Advisory Committee meeting will be held on February 6th, 2024 from 4-6 PM at the Fort Monroe Main Office. [ YouTube Recording | WebEx Recording | Final Minutes ]

CFAB - 02/01/2024, 3:30 PM: The Commercial Fishing Advisory Board meeting will be held virtually using Microsoft Teams. [ Agenda ]

January 2024

VMRC - 01/23/2024, 9:30 AM: [ Fisheries Notice | Draft Regulation - Pertaining to Black Sea Bass | Draft Regulation - Pertaining to Tautog | Draft Regulation - Pertaining to Tilefish and Grouper | Shellfish Notice | Draft Regulation - Pertaining to Restrictions on Oyster Harvest | Agenda | Final Minutes | YouTube Recording ]

SMAC - 01/09/2024, 4:00 PM: The Shellfish Management Advisory Committee meeting will be held on January 9th, 2024 from 4-6 PM at the Fort Monroe Main Office. [ Agenda | WebEx Link Password: Jan9 (5269 from phones/video systems). Join by phone: 1-866-692-4530 US Toll Free, Access code: 242 770 13096 | YouTube Recording Part 1 YouTube Recording Part 2 | WebEx Recording | Final Minutes ]

FMAC - 01/11/2024, 5:00 PM: The Finfish Management Advisory Committee meeting will be held on January 11th, 2024 from 5-7:30 PM at the Fort Monroe Main Office. [ Agenda | YouTube Recording | Draft Minutes ]

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