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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has found the State of New Jersey out of compliance with the mandatory management measures in Addendum XXVIII to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass. The Commission will notify the Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior of its finding.
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This Addendum establishes new start and end dates for the scup commercial quota periods.
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Arlington, VA – The Commission’s Interstate Fisheries Management Policy (ISFMP) Board and Business Session will meet via conference call on Thursday, June 1 at 9:30 a.m. to consider a recommendation from the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board (Board) to find New Jersey out of compliance regarding the state’s 2017 summer flounder…
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Arlington, VA – The Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board will meet via conference call on Monday, May 22 at 12:30 p.m. to review the Technical Committee’s report on New Jersey’s 2017 summer flounder recreational fishery proposal and consider final action on New Jersey’s measures. The Board tasked the Technical Committee…
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board has accepted a request by the State of New Jersey to consider a proposal for conservationally‐equivalent management measures for the 2017 recreational summer flounder fishery. The action responds to New Jersey’s concern about the lack of availability of large fish (19”…
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board approved Addendum XXIX to the Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan. The Addendum shortens the length of the commercial scup summer period and extends the length of the winter II period (Table 1). Table 1. New Quota…
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The Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of the Westin Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, May 10, 2017, and was called to order at 1:05 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Michael Luisi.
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Atlantic croaker, Atlantic menhaden, bluefish, summer flounder, tautog, and winter flounder were identified as species of interest for the 2017 workshop which took place from April 5-6th at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FL FWRI) in St. Petersburg, FL.
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