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The meeting of the Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Salon C of the Marriott Seaview Resort and Spa, Galloway, New Jersey, on Wednesday, November 2, 2005, and was called to order at 1:45 o’clock, p.m., by Chairman Mark Gibson.
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This Addendum establishes a program wherein the Board has the ability to sub-divide the recreational summer flounder coastwide allocations into voluntary regions. The Addendum also allows for averaging of multiple years of data in analyses to determine impacts of proposed recreational management programs.
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Philadelphia, PA – The Commission and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) met this week to finalize the total allowable landings (TAL) limits for bluefish, scup and black sea bass, and establish 2006 commercial management measures for the respective fisheries. The TALs are provided below in millions of pounds. Species 2004 TAL 2005 TAL 2006…
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The Summer Flounder, Black Sea Bass and Scup Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Radisson Hotel Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, August 16, 2005, and was called to order at 4:15 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Mark Gibson.
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The addendum is intended to provide a species-specific mechanism of ensuring that a state meet its obligations under the plan in a way that minimizes the probability that a state’s delay in complying does not adversely affect other states’ fisheries or conservation of the resource. These measures are deemed critical for the long term conservation…
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The meeting of the Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Radisson Hotel, Old Towne, Alexandria, Virginia, Monday, February 7, 2005, and was called to order at 2:25 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Mark Gibson.
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This Addendum establishes an allocation program for the increase in commercial total allowable landings in the summer flounder fishery for 2005 and 2006 only.
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The Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Wentworth Ballroom of the Wentworth by the Sea, New Castle, New Hampshire, on Monday, November 8, 2004, and was called to order at 2:20 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Bruce Freeman.
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Addenda Propose Changes to the Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass FMP
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Washington, DC – On September 27th & 28th, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will hold an industry workshop for commercial fishermen from the states of Massachusetts through North Carolina. The Commission has designed this workshop so that industry leaders will actively participate in solving allocation issues facing their fisheries. Fishermen will discuss possible management…
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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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