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Consider Approval of Draft Addendum XXX on the Mitchell Provision for Public Comment (C. Starks)
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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; Tuesday, January 23, 2024, and was called to order at 12:30 p.m. by Chair Jason McNamee.
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The Habitat Committee drafted text descriptions of FHOC for each Commission-managed species drawing on information from the current description of FHOC in the FMPs, species fact sheets, other ASMFC publications, and current literature.
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At the Board’s October 2023 meeting, it tasked the Technical Committee (TC) with compiling information on the lobster resource and fishery in and around the Northern Edge of Georges Bank. This task is in response to a potential action at the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) that is considering scallop fishery access on the…
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ASMFC Approved Vessel Tracking Devices and Contact Information
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Consider 2023 Jonah Crab Benchmark Stock Assessment and Peer Review Report; Presentation of Stock Assessment Report (J. Carloni); Presentation of Peer Review Panel Report (R. Wong); Consider Acceptance of Benchmark Stock Assessment and Peer Review Report for Management Use; Consider Management Response, if necessary; Consider Annual Data Update of American Lobster Indices (K. Reardon); Update…
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