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Combined materials for all Boards convening at the ASMFC Summer Meeting
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Update on On-Demand Gear Research and Technology; Update on Joint New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Alternative Gear Marking Framework and American Lobster Advisory Panel Report; Update from Maine and New Hampshire on Industry Meetings; Progress Update on American Lobster Benchmark Stock Assessment
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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Meeting will be August 5-7, 2025 at The Westin Crystal City.
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Update on On-Demand Gear Research and Technology; Update on Joint New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Alternative Gear Marking Framework and American Lobster Advisory Panel Report; Update from Maine and New Hampshire on Industry Meetings; Progress Update on American Lobster Benchmark Stock Assessment
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This addendum repeals all gauge and escape vent size measures from Addendum XXVII. Measures related to the v-notch possession definition and the issuance of trap tags are maintained.
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Jefferson Ballroom of the Westin Crystal City Hotel, Arlington, Virginia, via hybrid meeting, in-person and webinar; Monday, May 5, 2025, and was called to order at 1:30 p.m. by Chair Renee Zobel.
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The Commission’s American Lobster Management Board approved Addendum XXXII to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster. The Addendum repeals all gauge and escape vent size measures from Addendum XXVII. Measures related to the v-notch possession definition and the issuance of trap tags are maintained.
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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Winter Meeting will be May 5 – 8, 2025 at The Westin Crystal City.
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