Event Calendar
Interested in learning more about the improvements being made to saltwater fishing data? As the new program is being developed, representatives from the Marine Recreational Information Program will conduct briefings at a number of different venues including policy meetings, scientific conferences, and fishing events. Check out the calendar of face-to-face meetings and events for more information or to find an event near you.
Interested in having a representative come speak at your group’s next meeting, please contact Forbes Darby at (301) 713-9501 or email us at cyberfish@noaa.gov.
March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
MARCH
Mar 31-Apr 4 North Pacific Council Meeting, Anchorage, AK
APRIL
April Listening Sessions, San Diego, CA; Long Beach, CA; Seattle, WA
April 1-3 Northeast Region Coordinating Council, Gloucester, MA
April 4-6 New England Saltwater Sportfishing Show, Providence, RI
April NOAA Day at the Docks, Long Beach, CA
April 6-11 Pacific Council Meeting, Seattle, WA
April 7-11 Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Mtg, Baton Rouge, LA
April 8-10 Mid-Atlantic Council Meeting, Annapolis, MD
April 15-17 New England Council Meeting, Providence, RI
April 27-29 NMMA American Boating Congress, Washington, DC
April 28-30 Northeast Fish & Wildlife Conference, Galloway, NJ
MAY
May Release Proposed Rule on Angler Registry – MILESTONE
May Listening Sessions, Alexandria, VA
May Listening Sessions, Juneau and Anchorage, AK
May Council Coordination Committee Meeting, St. Thomas, USVI
May 5-8 Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Meeting, Alexandria, VA
May 7-8 ACCSP Coordinating Council Meeting, Alexandria, VA
JUNE
June Listening Sessions, Boston/Gloucester, MA
June 1-8 National Fishing and Boating Week, NOAA Fish Fry
June 2-6 Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Meeting, Texas
June 2-6 North Pacific Council Meeting, Kodiak, AK
June 3-5 New England Council Meeting, Portland, ME
June 8-13 Pacific Council Meeting, Foster City, CA
June 9-13 South Atlantic Council Meeting, Orlando, FL
June 10-12 Mid-Atlantic Council Meeting, Atlantic City, NJ
June 16-20 Western Pacific Council Meeting, Honolulu, HI
June 21-24 Outdoor Writers Assn of American Annual Meeting, Bismark, ND
JULY
July Release of MRIP Blueprint – MILESTONE
July 16-18 ICAST Tackle Trade Show, Las Vegas, NV
July 14-18 Assn for Conservation Information Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN
July 21-24 National Marine Educators Assn Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA
AUGUST
Aug 4-8 Gulf of Mexico Council Meeting, MS
Aug 12-14 Mid-Atlantic Council Meeting, Philadelphia, PA
Aug 18-21 Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Mtg, Alexandria, VA
Aug 17-21 American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Ottawa, Canada
SEPTEMBER
Sept 7-12 Pacific Council Meeting, Boise, Idaho
Sept 7-12 Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies Annual Meeting, Saratoga, NY
Sept 15-19 South Atlantic Council Meeting, Charleston, SC
Sept 29-10/3 North Pacific Council Meeting, Anchorage, AK
Sept 21-24 Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission Meeting, Sun Valley, ID
OCTOBER
Oct 6-10 Western Pacific Council Meeting, Honolulu, HI
Oct 19-23 Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Comm Annual Mtg, Rehoboth, DE
Oct 27-31 Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Meeting, Alabama
Oct 29-31 ASA Sportfishing Summit, Galveston, TX
NOVEMBER
Nov 2-7 Pacific Council Meeting, San Diego, CA
Nov 10-13 World Rec Fish Conference, Dania Beach, FL
Nov 18-20 New England Fishery Management Council Meeting, Danvers, MA
DECEMBER
Dec/Jan Submit MRIP to Congress – MILESTONE
Dec 1-5 South Atlantic Council Meeting, Wilmington, NC
Dec. 7-12 North Pacific Council Meeting, Anchorage, AK
Dec. 9-11 Mid-Atlantic Council Meeting, Montauk, NY