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  • Massachusetts and Rhode Island Schedule Joint Public Hearing on American Lobster Draft Addendum XXI

    Arlington, VA – The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the state of Rhode Island have scheduled a joint hearing to gather public comment on Draft Addendum XXI to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for the American Lobster. They are the only states that will be conducting a hearing; the hearing details follow. Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries & Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Draft Addendum XXI proposes changes to the transferability program for Lobster Conservation Management Areas (LCMAs) 2 and 3. These changes are designed to allow for flexibility in the movement of traps as the consolidation…

  • New England States Schedule Public Hearings on Atlantic Herring Draft Addendum VI

    Arlington, VA – The states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts have scheduled their hearings to gather public comment on Draft Addendum VI to Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for the Atlantic Herring. The dates, times, and locations of the scheduled meetings are attached. Draft Addendum VI proposes several changes to the Atlantic herring management program: (1) allow seasonal splitting of the annual catch limit sub-components (sub-ACLs) for Areas 1B, 2, and 3; (2) allow up to 10% carryover of a sub-ACL for all management areas; (3) establish triggers to initiate the closing of directed fisheries, and…

  • ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board Schedules Conference Call for April 17 (1 PM) to Consider Approval of Draft Addendum XXIV

    Arlington, VA – The Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board will meet via conference call on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. to consider approval of Draft Addendum XXIV to the Summer Flounder Fishery Management Plan. The Draft Addendum proposes a mechanism to allow states access to the summer flounder recreational harvest limit (RHL) that is projected to not be harvested in 2013. If the Draft Addendum is approved, the Board will also consider any state proposal to utilize the RHL that is projected to be available. The public is welcome to listen in on…

  • States Schedule Hearings on American Eel Draft Addendum III

    (Note: This press release revises the March 20th press release with the addition of two hearings for New York and a change in the Maine hearing schedule, which consolidates 3 previously scheduled hearings into one hearing.) Arlington, VA – Atlantic coastal states from Maine through Georgia have scheduled their hearings to gather public comment on Draft Addendum III to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Eel. The dates, times, and locations of the scheduled meetings are attached. The Draft Addendum proposes a wide range of management options with the goal of reducing mortality and increasing the conservation of American…

  • States Schedule Hearings on Draft Black Drum FMP

    (Revises March 20 press release with the addition of public hearing information for Maryland and Virginia.) Arlington, VA – The states of New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina have scheduled their hearings to gather public comment on the Draft Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Black Drum Draft. The dates, times, and locations of those meetings are attached. The Draft FMP solicits comment on a range of issues, including management goals and objectives; recreational and commercial management measures; flexibility to react to new assessment information; de minimis levels and exemptions; monitoring requirements and recommendations; and recommended measures for…

  • States Schedule Hearings on American Eel Draft Addendum III

    Arlington, VA – Atlantic coastal states from Maine through Georgia have scheduled their hearings to gather public comment on Draft Addendum III to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Eel. The dates, times, and locations of the scheduled meetings are attached. The Draft Addendum proposes a wide range of management options with the goal of reducing mortality and increasing the conservation of American eel stocks across all life stages. Specific management options focus on both the commercial (glass, yellow, and silver eel life stages) and recreational American eel fisheries. The document also proposes increased monitoring by the states and…

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