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This addendum establishes Black Sea Bass commercial management measures for January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2007 before the current addendum expires on December 31, 2004.
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This addendum allows for specification of TALs for the summer flounder, scup, and/or black sea bass fisheries in any given year for up to three years. This allows for fishermen to better utilize the quota to meet their fishing needs from planning fishing days to planning the time to service boats. Multi-year specifications also allow…
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board approved Addendum XII to the Fishery Management Plan for Black Sea Bass. The Addendum extends the current state-by-state black sea bass commercial allocation system for the 2005 – 2007 fishing years. State- specific shares are as follows: Maine – 0.5%, New…
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Assessments Show Continued Improvements to Summer Flounder & Black Sea Bass Stocks
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The meeting of the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Suite of the Radisson Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, on Monday, August 16, 2004, and was called to order at 4:05 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Bruce Freeman.
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The meeting of the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Suite of the Radisson Hotel Old Town Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, on Monday, May 24, 2004 and was called to order at 1:00 o’clock, p.m. by Chairman Bruce Freeman.
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A meeting of the Coastal/Pelagic working group was held April 27-29th in Woods Hole, MA. The objective was to produce a stock assessment for the northern stock of black sea bass for consideration at the 39th SARC.
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board amended the state scup recreational reductions for the 2004 fishery, initiated an addendum for the 2005 and 2006 black sea bass commercial fishery, and considered a New York proposal on summer flounder recreational reductions. The Board amended scup reductions required by…
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The Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Suite of the Radisson Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, on Thursday, March 11, 2004, and was called to order at 2:05 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Bruce Freeman.
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This addendum proposes a management system that will constrain the recreational scup fishery to the coastwide recreational harvest limit; and allow states to customize scup recreational management measures in order to deal with burden issues associated with the implementation of coastwide measures. It also proposes a management process that minimizes the administrative burden when implementing…
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The purpose of this Addendum, which is proposed by the states under Amendment 12, is to establish a program wherein any state which exceeds its recreational harvest limit for summer flounder in 2003 and beyond will receive a reduction from its future recreational harvest limits.
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The meeting of the Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Terrace Room of the Roosevelt Hotel, New York City, New York, on Monday, December 15, 2003, at 10:15 o’clock, a.m., and was called to order by Chairman Bruce Freeman.
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