The Atlantic coastal states of Maine though Massachusetts have scheduled hearings to gather public input on the Public Information Document (PID) to Amendment 4 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Northern Shrimp. Some hearings will be conducted in-person, and some hearings will be conducted via webinar.
Meetings Announcements
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Arlington, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will hold the American Lobster Benchmark Stock Assessment Workshop at the UMass Dartmouth’s School for Marine Science & Technology, East Building, 706 South Rodney French Boulevard, MA. The stock assessment will evaluate the health of American lobster stocks and inform management of this species. The Commission’s stock assessment process and meetings are open to the public, with the exception of discussions of confidential data*, when the public will be asked to leave the room. The July Stock Assessment Workshop will be the first of two workshops that focus on evaluation of…
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Arlington, VA – The Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section (Section) will meet via webinar on June 20 from 1 – 3 PM to consider the approval of the Public Information Document (PID) for Draft Amendment 4 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Northern Shrimp. Due to the continued depleted status of northern shrimp, Draft Amendment 4 will explore a new management approach that would allow for the setting of a multiyear moratorium that could be modified when a set of biological indicators shows the northern shrimp stock is at a population level that could to support a sustainable fishery. As…
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This release revises the one distributed on May 23rd with the addition of the location details for the South Carolina in-person hearing and the link to Draft Addendum II for public comment.
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Arlington, VA – The Commission’s Horseshoe Crab Management Board is convening a stakeholder workshop aimed at generating recommendations for Board consideration regarding horseshoe crab management in the Delaware Bay region. The workshop responds to public concern and differing positions related to use of the Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) Framework, which describes acceptable harvest levels for the Delaware Bay bait fishery based on the abundance of horseshoe crabs and shorebirds. The participants represent a broad range of perspectives reflecting various stakeholder interests, including horseshoe crab and shorebird/rufa red knot biologists; environmental organizations; commercial harvesters and dealers; biomedical industry representatives; and resource…
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Data Scoping Webinar Scheduled for March 18th, from 1 – 3 p.m.
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Draft Addendum Considers Changes to Commercial Yellow Eel Coastwide Harvest Cap
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Please note: This press release revises the November 21 press release with the addition of a second hearing for New Jersey on December 5. Arlington, VA – The Atlantic coastal states of Maine through Virginia have scheduled hearings to gather public input on Draft Addendum II to Amendment 7 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Striped Bass, which considers management measures designed to support stock rebuilding by reducing fishing mortality to the target in 2024. Some hearings will be conducted in-person, and some hearings will be conducted via webinar, or in a hybrid format. If you are unable…
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