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Review 2017 Groundfish Operational Stock Assessment for Gulf of Maine and Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Winter Flounder Stocks (P. Nitschke); Discuss Potential Management Response to Operational Assessment Possible Action; Consider Specifications for the 2018 Fishing Year (M. Ware) Final Action; Consider Approval of 2017 Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance Reports (M. Ware) Action
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This assessment of the Gulf of Maine winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) stock is an operational assessment of the existing 2015 operational assessment area-swept assessment (NEFSC 2015). Based on the previous assessment the biomass status is unknown but overfishing was not occurring. This assessment updates commercial and recreational fishery catch data, research survey indices of abundance,…
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This assessment of the Southern New England Mid-Atlantic winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) stock is an operational assessment of the existing 2011 benchmark assessment (NEFSC 2011). This assessment follows a previous operational update in 2015 where the stock was overfished, but overfishing was not occurring (NEFSC 2015). This assessment updates commercial fishery catch data, recreational fishery…
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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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Consider Specifications for the 2017 Fishing Year (A. Harp) Final Action
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Consider specifications for the 2017 fishing year
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Technical Committee Report on the Southern New England and Gulf of Maine Fishery Management Program Under Zero Possession Limits. Overview of Federal Management Measures. Review and Set 2016‐2018 Specifications.
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Technical Committee Report on the Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Winter Flounder Fishery and Management Program Under Zero Possession Limits (P. Nitschke); Overview of Federal Management Measures (J. Cournane); Discuss Future Management of Winter Flounder (M. Gibson); Review and Set 2016-2018 Specifications (A. Harp) Final Action
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The Winter Flounder Management Board (Board) met on November 3, 2015 to review the most recent stock assessment updates for Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic (SNE/MA) and the Gulf of Maine (GOM), and discuss potential management responses. Based on the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) operational (update) stock assessment for GOM, the stocknbiomass status is unknown and…
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