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At the May Board meeting the Technical Committee (TC) was tasked to provide the Board guidance on responding to the results of the 2009 lobster stock assessment. The TC suggests the Board adopt the reference points recommended in the stock assessment document rather than those recommended by the peer reviewers because they are more risk…
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The meeting of the American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Radisson Hotel Old Towne, Alexandria, Virginia, on Monday, May 9, 2005, and was called to order at 3:50 o’clock, p.m., by Chairman Patten D. White.
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, May 5, 2009, and was called to order at 3:20 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Brian Culhane.
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In August 2008, the Board approved a motion to initiate the development of a draft addendum to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) to alter the LCMA 3 transfer program including changes to conservation tax and trap cap. The Board approved the changes to the transfer program at the Spring 2009 Board…
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The Terms of Reference and Advisory Report provides summary information concerning the American Lobster Stock Assessment and results of the external peer review to evaluate the accuracy of data and assessment methods.
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Stock Assessment Report No. 09-01 (Supplement) of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission American Lobster Stock Assessment Report for Peer Review
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, February 2, 2009, and was called order at 2:50 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Culhane.
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The measures in this document are intended to consistently apply principles and guidelines necessary to govern the transfers of permits and trap allocations across all applicable lobster LCMAs.
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Swan Ballroom of the Atlantic Sands Hotel, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, October 21, 2008, and was called to order at 3:05 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Brian Culhane.
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Suite of the Crowne Plaza Hotel Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, May 5, 2008, and was called to order at 9:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Brian Culhane.
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The Lobster Technical Committee (TC) evaluated the Connecticut proposal to extend the v-notch program evaluation date by one month and to include “shorts and eggers” in the v-notched calculations.
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The lobster TC believes the proposed conservation equivalency change in the Massachusetts Vnotch definition from zero tolerance to 1/8″ inch with or without setal hairs could result in an increase in fishing mortality in Area 514 (Massachusetts Bay)
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, February 4, 2008, and was called to order at 2:30 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Brian Culhane.
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