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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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Portsmouth, NH – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section has postponed further development of Draft Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Northern Shrimp until next summer. The intent of the amendment was to address increased effort in the fishery through a variety of management options including limited entry. “Given…
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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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The Northern Shrimp Technical Committee (NSTC) met via webinar and conference call to discuss the results of the 2015 winter test tows, to discuss progress with the 2015 stock status update and assessment model development, and how to set specifications under Amendment 3 without an approved stock assessment model for management use.
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Arlington, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section (Section) approved the Public Information Document for Draft Amendment 3 for Northern Shrimp for public comment. The Draft Amendment was initiated to consider establishing a limited entry program for the northern shrimp fishery for use in the future if and when the stock…
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Arlington, VA – The states of Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts have scheduled their hearings to gather public comment on the Public Information Document (PID) for Draft Amendment 3 for Northern Shrimp for public comment. The details of those hearings are attached. The Draft Amendment was initiated to consider establishing a limited entry program for…
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The ASMFC Northern Shrimp Technical Committee (TC) held a conference call with northern shrimp industry members on December 16, 2014 to clarify recommendations for obtaining winter research samples from the trap fishery. The ASMFC Northern Shrimp Section (Section) requested this review to determine how the TC’s recommendations for obtaining trap-caught samples in the November 12,…
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Draft Amendment 3 PID Approved for Public Comment
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A moratorium was imposed on the northern shrimp fishery for the 2014 season. Northern shrimp abundance in the western Gulf of Maine had declined steadily since 2006.
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