Atlantic Menhaden Technical Addendum I to Amendment 2

Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Menhaden was approved in December 2012. Amendment 2 enables the Atlantic Menhaden Management Board to set aside 1% of the overall total allowable catch (TAC) for episodic events (Section 4.2.1.8). Episodic events are times and areas where Atlantic menhaden are available in more abundance than…