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In response to updated stock status information and federal action to substantially increase the GOM winter flounder state waters annual catch limit subcomponent, the Board initiated Addendum II to Amendment 1 of the Winter Flounder Interstate FMP. This Addendum changes commercial and recreational management measures for the state waters component of the GOM stock only.…
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Philadelphia, PA – The Commission’s Winter Flounder Management Board has approved Addendum II to Amendment 1 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for the Inshore Stocks of Winter Flounder. The Addendum modifies the commercial and recreational management requirements for the Gulf of Maine (GOM) stock in response to updated stock status information and recent federal…
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Draft Addendum II for Final Approval Final Action. Consider Draft Addendum III for Public Comment (T. Kerns) Action.
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The Board tasked the Technical Committee (TC) to review the Massachusetts proposal that proposed the following changes to the Gulf of Maine (GOM) winter flounder fishery: (1) opening the recreational closed seasons to open year round and (2) increasing the commercial trip limit to 500lbs.
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Review of Addendum I Management Measures. Review SARC 52 Gulf Of Maine Results and Technical Committee Recommendations. Massachusetts Gulf of Maine Winter Flounder Request.
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Addendum II to Amendment 1 Considers Increases to Commercial Trip Limit & Expansion of Recreational Season for Gulf of Maine State Waters Fisheries
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Review Addendum I Management Measures. Review SARC 52 Gulf of Maine Results and Technical Committee Recommendations. Review Massachusetts Gulf of Maine Winter Flounder Request (D. Pierce) Possible Action.
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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Winter Flounder Technical Committee conducted a winter flounder otolith aging comparison study in 1998, to measure interpretative consistency among four readers (Appendix I). Bias measured by this study related to systematic differences detected among comparisons between readers, but did not address accuracy relative to true age.
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The Southern Demersal Working Group (SDWG) prepared the stock assessment. The SDWG met during April 19-21, April 26-28, and May 3-5, 2011 at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Woods Hole, MA, USA.
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