Risk Policy Working Group
In March 2023, the Risk Policy Working Group was reconstituted to review the Council’s Risk Policy Statement and develop recommendations for future changes.
The Council approved the revised Risk Policy Statement in September 2024 and accepted a Risk Policy Concept to implement the policy. Implementation of the updated Risk Policy began on January 1, 2025. The Council and its Risk Policy Working Group will implement the concept incrementally throughout 2025.
The working group is comprised of representatives from the Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee, the Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Council staff, and five Council members.