The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Fish and Wildlife will host a public meeting regarding proposed modifications to the ASMFC’s Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP).

The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 5, at the Galloway Township Public Library, 306 East Jimmie Leeds Road in Absecon, Atlantic County. Similar meetings are scheduled for Connecticut, New York and Rhode Island.

Modifications address issues of delayed implementation of required fishery management measures for these species. According to a recent Interstate Fisheries Management Plan Policy Board directive, states must improve their implementation of FMPs in a timely manner.