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The Commission’s Atlantic Menhaden Management Board initiated an addendum to Amendment 3 to consider changes to commercial allocations, the episodic event set aside (EESA) program, and the incidental catch and small-scale fisheries provision. This action responds to the recommendations of a Board work group charged with evaluating provisions of the current management program and providing…
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Review Data Needs for Spatially Explicit Management of Atlantic Menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay (J. Newhard); Review Work Group Report on Commercial Quota Re-allocation and Other Provisions of Amendment 3 (R. LaFrance); Consider Initiation of Addendum on Commercial Fishery Measures (K. Rootes-Murdy) Action
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The Atlantic Menhaden Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened via webinar; Tuesday, May 4, 2021, and was called to order at 2:15 p.m. by Chair Spud Woodward.
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Consider Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance for the 2020 Fishing Year (K. Rootes-Murdy) Action; Discuss Revisiting the Commercial Quota Provisions of Amendment 3 (K. Rootes-Murdy) Action; Review Data Needs for Spatially Explicit Management of Atlantic Menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay (J. Newhard)
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The Atlantic Menhaden Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened via webinar; Tuesday, February 2, 2021, and was called to order at 2:30 p.m. by Chair Spud Woodward.
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Review Recent Fishery Performance Relative to Commercial Allocations (K. Rootes-Murdy)
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The Atlantic Menhaden Management Board (Board) approved a total allowable catch (TAC) of 194,400 metric tons (mt) for the 2021 and 2022 fishing seasons, which represents a 10% reduction from the 2018-2020 TAC level. The 2021-2022 TAC was set based on the ecological reference points (ERPs) approved by the Board in August, and reaffirms the…
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