Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Holding Public Hearings for Artificial Reefs

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The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold three public hearings next week to gather public comments on a request by the State of New Jersey to designate 13 of its artificial reef sites located in federal waters as Special Management Zones (SMZ). Written comments will be accepted until Friday, November 25, 2016, 11:59 p.m. EST.

The dates and locations of the public hearings are as follows:

* Tuesday November 15, 2016, 7:00-9:30 p.m., Kingsborough Community College, 2001 Oriental Blvd., Brooklyn NY 11235, Room M239 of the Marina and Academic Center (The Lighthouse).

* Wednesday November 16, 2016, 7:00-10:00 p.m., Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, 815 Route 37 West, Toms River, NJ 08755.

* Thursday November 17, 2016, 7:00-10:00 p.m., Congress Hall, 200 Congress Place, Cape May, NJ 08204.

For additional information go to:

http://www.mafmc.org/newsfeed/2016/m...nagement-zones