News & Press
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ASMFC Spiny Dogfish Board Sets Quota for 2026/2027 and Fishing Seasons
Arlington, VA – The Commission’s Spiny Dogfish Management Board approved a coastwide commercial quota for the 2026/2027 and 2027/2028 fishing seasons (May 1-April 30) of 9.2 million pounds (state-specific allocations are provided in table below), pending approval by NOAA Fisheries. The quota is consistent with the measures recommended to NOAA Fisheries by the Mid-Atlantic and…
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Winter Flounder Stock Assessment Updates Find GOM Stock Not Experiencing Overfishing & SNE/MA Stock Not Overfished or Experiencing Overfishing
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Patrick Keliher Named 2025 Captain David H. Hart Award Recipient
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Atlantic Croaker Stock Assessment Workshop Scheduled for March 2-6, 2026 in Arlington, VA
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Atlantic Herring Area 1A Fishery Moves to Zero Landing Days on December 24, 2025 at 12:01 a.m.
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ASMFC Schedules Delaware Bay Horseshoe Crab Management Stakeholder Workshop for January 29 & 30, 2026
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November/December 2025 issue
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Update on 2025 Atlantic Herring Area 1A Fishery Season 2 Days Out Measures — December 2025
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Northern Shrimp Section Maintains Moratorium Through 2028
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Atlantic Herring Area 1A Days Out Meeting on December 15, 2025
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Directed Atlantic Herring Area 1A Fishery Closure Effective 6 PM, November 24, 2025— November 2025
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Atlantic Herring Area 1A Fishery Season 2 Days Out Measures — November 2025
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ASMFC Schedules Educational Webinars for Delaware Bay Horseshoe Crab Management Stakeholder Process
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Atlantic Herring Area 1A Days Out Meeting on November 19, 2025
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Atlantic Menhaden FAQs
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Northern Shrimp Section and Advisory Panel to Meet December 11
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ASMFC Sciaenids Board Approves Red Drum Addendum II
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ASMFC Atlantic Striped Bass Board Approves Addendum III Without Reductions in Fishery Removals
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ASMFC Atlantic Menhaden Board Reduces 2026 TAC by 20% and Initiates Addendum for Chesapeake Bay Cap
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Zero Landing Days Continue for Season 2 of the 2025 Atlantic Herring Area 1A Fishery
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Tautog Regional Assessments Update Shows Varied Stock Status by Region
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American Lobster Benchmark Stock Assessment Finds GOM/GBK Stock Not Depleted but Experiencing Overfishing & SNE Stock Significantly Depleted but Not Experiencing Overfishing
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Horseshoe Crab Board Sets Male-Only Bait Harvest Specifications for Horseshoe Crabs of Delaware Bay-Origin for 2026 and 2027
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Daniel McKiernan Elected ASMFC Chair
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