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Samples from the 2017 winter sampling program were composed mostly of ovigerous females from the 2013 year class and males probably from the 2015 year class.
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Amendment 3 consolidates prior amendments (and associated addenda) and recent management decisions into a single document; it is now the comprehensive document for northern shrimp management in state waters.
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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC or Commission) Northern Shrimp Section (section) and Advisory Panel (AP) met separately to review the 2016 Stock Status Report for Gulf of Maine (GOM) Northern Shrimp and set specifications for the 2017 fishing season.
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Given the continued poor condition of the resource and poor prospects for the near future, the NSTC recommends that the Northern Shrimp Section extend the moratorium on fishing through 2017.
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TC’s recommendation to the ASC is to maintain the current timeline for a northern shrimp benchmark assessment in 2017.
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Given the depleted condition of the resource and poor prospects for the near future, the NSTC recommends that the Northern Shrimp Section extend the moratorium on fishing through 2016.
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Review public comment for the Public Information Document (PID) to Draft Amendment III to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP), and provide direction to the Plan Development Team (PDT) in drafting Draft Amendment III to the Northern Shrimp FMP for public comment.
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