The Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan Advisory Committee will meet at 6 p.m., Feb. 13 at the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Washington regional office, 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington.

The committee is assisting the Division of Marine Fisheries with development of Amendment 2 to the Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan.

Agenda items include a presentation on the draft Amendment 2 for achieving sustainable harvest, including a possible vote on recommending season closures to the Marine Fisheries Commission. The committee will also discuss long-term solutions to achieve sustainable harvest through Amendment 3 to the plan, which is being developed concurrently.

A time for public comment is set aside at the beginning of the meeting.

For more information, contact Mike Loeffler at 252-264-3911 or Anne Markwith at 910-796-7292.

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