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Preliminary Assessment Results Indicate Need for Significant Harvest Reductions for 2011/2012 Fishing Season
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The Advisory Panel (AP) met on June 7, 2011 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The two main agenda items were (1) review public comment regarding the Public Information Document (PID) for Amendment 2 to the FMP for Northern Shrimp; and (2) make recommendations to the Section on management options appropriate for the northern shrimp fishery.
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Arlington, VA – Effective 2359 hours (EST) on February 28, 2011, the Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section and its member states will close the 2010/2011 fishery. The decision to close the fishery prior to the season end of April 15 was based on preliminary landings data that indicate that harvest is already at 4,192 metric tons,…
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Arlington, VA – The Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section will hold a meeting and public hearing via conference call on Friday, February 18, 2011 at 2:00 PM. The purpose of the call is to review northern shrimp landings data and determine the appropriate closure date to prevent significant landings overages that might occur if the fishery…
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Arlington, VA – The Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section will hold a meeting via conference call on Monday, February 14, 2011 at 11:00 AM. The purpose of the call is to review preliminary northern shrimp landings data and discuss potential management options to prevent significant landings overages that might occur if the fishery continues through April…
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The Section took emergency action to close the northern shrimp fishery on February 28, 2011. The decision to close the fishery prior to the season end of April 15th was based on preliminary landings data that indicated that harvest was already at 4,192 metric tons, 192 metric tons in excess of the NSTC recommended landings…
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Portsmouth, NH – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section approved a 136-day fishing season for the 2010-2011 northern shrimp fishery. The season was reduced from last year’s season of 180 days to account for a smaller population of northern shrimp. The Section also agreed to assess the pace of the fishery in…
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The Advisory Panel met on October 21, 2010 in Portland, Maine. The two main agenda items were (1) reviewing the previous fishing season and current assessment; and (2) discussion recommendations for shrimp management in the future.
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Washington, DC – Effective 2359 hours (EST) on May 5, 2010, the Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section and its member states will close the 2009/2010 fishery. The decision to close the fishery prior to the season end of May 29th was based on preliminary landings data that indicate that harvest is already at 4957 metric tons,…
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Washington, DC – The Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section will hold a meeting and public hearing via conference call on Friday, April 30, 2010 at 9:30 AM. The purpose of the call is to review preliminary northern shrimp landings data and determine whether action is needed to prevent significant landings overages that might occur if the…
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In April 2010, the Section took emergency action to close the northern shrimp fishery on May 5, 2010. The decision to close the fishery prior to the season end of May 29th was based on preliminary landings data that indicated that harvest was already at or above 4,957 metric tons, 57 metric tons in excess…
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Portland, ME – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section approved a 180-day fishing season for the 2009-2010 northern shrimp fishery, the same length of last year’s season. The season was based on favorable stock conditions, with the resource not overfished and not experiencing overfishing, and a recommendation of the Advisory Panel. “Our…
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The following report presents the results of the Technical Committee’s 2009 stock assessment.
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Gloucester, MA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section approved a 180-day fishing season for the 2008-2009 northern shrimp fishery, a 28-day increase from last year’s season. The season was based on favorable stock conditions, with the resource not overfished and not experiencing overfishing, and a recommendation of the Advisory Panel. “Our…
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