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The Atlantic Herring Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened via webinar; Wednesday, August 5, 2020, and was called to order at 1:15 p.m. by Chairwoman Cheri Patterson.
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The 2020 Assessment Oversight Panel considered Atlantic herring and butterfish to be Level 2 assessments and Atlantic surfclam and longfin squid as Level 3 assessments. As a result of this designation, the assessments for all four species required peer review.
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In October 2019, the Board requested the TC review the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designation of an ocean dredge material disposal site located near Isles of Shoals off the coast of New Hampshire. The Board requested the TC review the designated disposal site and its potential impact on Atlantic herring spawning based on concerns raised…
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Addendum III for Final Approval Final Action; Review Options and Public Comment Summary; (K. Rootes-Murdy); Review Advisory Panel Report (J. Kaelin); Consider Final Approval of Addendum III; Reconsider 2020 Area 1A Specification (Allocation Distribution), if Necessary (K. Rootes-Murdy) Final Action
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The following memo contains the Atlantic Herring Advisory Panel’s review of the Draft Addendum III Alternatives for Quota Allocation and Days Out Measures
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Proposed Revisions to Days Out Program and Quota Management
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The Atlantic coastal states of Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts have scheduled their hearings to gather public input on Draft Addendum III. The details of those hearings and the public hearing webinar are attached. The Draft Addendum proposes options to better manage the Area 1A (inshore Gulf of Maine) sub-annual catch limit (ACL) under low…
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Arlington, VA – The Commission’s Atlantic Herring Management Board approved Draft Addendum III to Amendment 3 of the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Herring for public comment. The Draft Addendum proposes options to better manage the Area 1A (inshore Gulf of Maine) sub-annual catch limit (ACL) under low quota scenarios. This action responds to…
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The Atlantic Herring Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened via webinar; Wednesday, August 5, 2020, and was called to order at 1:15 p.m. by Chairwoman Cheri Patterson.
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