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The updated stock assessment was completed by adding catch and independent indices through 2012 to the previous 1982-2011 assessment. The result of the analysis shows that bluefish is not overfished or experiencing overfishing.
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Philadelphia, PA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) have established commercial quotas and recreational harvest limits for summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish for the 2013 fishing season and beyond. The Commission’s actions are final and apply to state waters (0-3 miles from shore).…
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The updated stock assessment was completed by adding catch and indices through 2011 to the previous 1982-2010 assessment. The result of the analysis shows that bluefish is not overfished or experiencing overfishing.
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This draft addendum proposes to address the biological sampling protocols for bluefish relative to data needs for the stock assessment.
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Bluefish Management Board approved Addendum I to Amendment 1 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Bluefish. The Addendum establishes a coastwide sampling program to improve the quantity and quality of information available for use in future bluefish stock assessments. The approved sampling program is in direct response to…
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Draft Addendum I for Final Approval Final Action
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The Bluefish Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, February 8, 2012, and was called to order at 8:30 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Jack Travelstead.
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Wilmington, DE – The Commission and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) have established the 2012 commercial quotas and recreational harvest limits for summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish. The Commission’s actions are final and apply to state waters. The Council will be forwarding its recommendations to NOAA’s Northeast Regional Administrator for final…
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The updated stock assessment was completed by adding catch and indices through 2010 to the previous 1982-2009 assessment. The result of the analysis shows that bluefish is not overfished or experiencing overfishing.
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At the behest of the ASMFC Bluefish Board, the Bluefish Technical Committee organized an ageing workshop to establish consistency and a common protocol of best ageing practices across state and university labs that process and read bluefish hard parts. Workshop participants also agreed to discuss the design of a coastwide sampling program intended to expand…
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Philadelphia, PA – The Commission and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) have established the 2011 total allowable landings (TAL) limits for summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish. The Commission’s actions are final and apply to state waters. The Council will be forwarding its recommendations to NOAA’s Northeast Regional Administrator for final approval.…
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The ASMFC Bluefish Stock Assessment Sub-Committee compiled the commercial, recreational data, and ageing information for use in updating the assessment. The majority of commercial sampling since 1997 occurred in North Carolina and Virginia, where a large proportion of the landings are taken.
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Relative to the biological reference points proposed by the working group in the 2005 SARC, the bluefish stock is not overfished and overfishing is not occurring. This conclusion is based on a 2008 biomass estimate of 163,727 MT and F=0.12 from the ASAP model results.
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