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Norfolk, VA – The Commission’s American Lobster Management Board approved American Lobster Draft Addendum XXVI/Jonah Crab Draft Addendum III for public comment. Given the same data collection needs apply to both American lobster and Jonah crab fisheries, Draft Addendum XXVI and Draft Addendum III are combined into one document that would modify management programs for…
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of the Westin Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia; August 1, 2017 and was called to order at 3:30 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Dave Borden.
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of the Westin Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia; January 31, 2017 and was called to order at 1:02 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Dave Borden.
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In order to reflect the intention of the bycatch limit, to account for Jonah crab caught while targeting another species, the Board added options to Addendum II to establish a definition of bycatch in the fishery.
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Coastwide Standard for Claw Landings and Bycatch Definition
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This press release revises that of November 9, 2016 with the addition of details on a New York public hearing. Arlington, VA – The Atlantic coastal states of Maine through Virginia have scheduled their hearings to gather public comment on Draft Addendum II to the Jonah Crab Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The details of the…
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Stotesbury Grand Ballroom of the Bar Harbor Club, Harborside Hotel, Bar Harbor, Maine, October 27, 2016, and was called to order at 12:43 o’clock p.m. by Chairman David V. Borden.
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Bar Harbor, ME – The Commission’s American Lobster Management Board approved Draft Addendum II to the Jonah Crab Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for public comment. The Draft Addendum considers establishing a coastwide standard for claw harvest to address concerns regarding the equity of the current claw provision. Specific options include establishing a whole crab fishery…
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of the Westin Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, August 4, 2016, and was called to order at 10:10 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Dave Borden.
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of the Westin Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, May 2, 2016, and was called to order at 9:02 o’clock a.m. by Chairman David Borden.
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The Jonah Crab FMP established a 200 crab per calendar day, 500 crab per trip incidental bycatch limit for non‐trap gear. However, an investigation of data found, while the majority of non‐trap trips from 2010 through 2014 were within the current limit, there were several trips above the bycatch limit. Furthermore, while Jonah crab are…
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Discuss Next Steps for Management of the Southern New England American Lobster Stock Possible Action; Motion to begin a new addendum to address the declining lobster stock conditions in Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic (SNE/MA); Discuss Next Steps for Management of Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank American Lobster Stock (P. Keliher) Possible Action; Draft Addendum I to the…
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Alexandria, VA – The American Lobster Management Board approved Addendum I to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Jonah Crab. The Addendum establishes a bycatch limit of 1,000 pounds of crab/trip for non‐trap gear (e.g., otter trawls, gillnets) and non‐lobster trap gear (e.g., fish, crab, and whelk pots) effective January 1, 2017. In doing…
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The Advisory Panel (AP) met via conference call on April 5, 2015 to comment on Draft Addendum I to the Jonah Crab Fishery Management Plan.
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