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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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Addendum XXVII was adopted in May 2023, and established a trigger mechanism to automatically implement management measures to provide additional protection of the Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank (GOM/GBK) spawning stock biomass.
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2023 American Lobster Data Update and Addendum XXVII Trigger Index Update
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