Atlantic States
Marine Fisheries

Commission

Meetings Announcements

  • ASMFC Schedules Peer Review for American Lobster Benchmark Stock Assessment for August 10-14, 2020

    Arlington, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s American Lobster Benchmark Stock Assessment will be peer-reviewed on August 10-14, 2020 via webinar. The assessment will evaluate the status of American lobster stocks along the U.S. Atlantic coast and inform the management of this species. The peer review is open to the public, except for discussion of confidential commercial landings data and the Peer Review Panel’s final deliberations, when the public and all other workshop participants will be asked to exit the webinar. Webinar space is limited to 25 participants, so please contact Tina Berger at tberger@asmfc.org if you are…

  • States Schedule Hearings on Atlantic Herring Draft Addendum III 

    The Atlantic coastal states of Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts have scheduled their hearings to gather public input on Draft Addendum III. The details of those hearings and the public hearing webinar are attached.  The Draft Addendum proposes options to better manage the Area 1A (inshore Gulf of Maine) sub-annual catch limit (ACL) under low quota scenarios. This action responds to the challenges encountered in managing the reduced sub-ACL based on the 2018 benchmark stock assessment, which highlighted declining trends in recruitment and spawning stock biomass.  Currently, the Board can allocate the sub-ACL throughout the fishing season using bi-monthly, trimester,…

  • American Lobster Benchmark Stock Assessment Workshop Scheduled for February 24-27, in Narragansett, RI

    Arlington, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will hold a second American Lobster Benchmark Stock Assessment Workshop on February 24 – 27 at the University of Rhode Island Bay Campus, 215 South Ferry Street, Narragansett, Rhode Island. The stock assessment, which is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2020, will evaluate the health of the Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank and Southern New England stocks and inform management of this species. The Commission’s stock assessment process and meetings are open to the public. The draft agenda for the workshop is available here. For more information about the assessment…

  • MAFMC and ASMFC to Hold Scoping Hearings for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Commercial/Recreational Allocation Amendment

    The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) have scheduled a series of scoping hearings to gather public input on the range of issues and information to be considered in the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Commercial/Recreational Allocation Amendment. Hearings will be held February 13 – March 3. Written comments will be accepted through March 17, 2020. All comments provided at public hearings or in writing will be presented to the Council and Commission. This amendment will consider potential modifications to the allocations of catch or landings between the commercial and recreational…

  • Peer Reviews for Atlantic Menhaden Single-Species and Ecological Reference Points Benchmark Assessments Scheduled for November 4-8, 2019

    Arlington, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic menhaden single-species and ecological reference points benchmark stock assessments will be peer-reviewed through the SouthEast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) from November 4 – 8, 2019 at the Town and Country Inn and Suites, 2008 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC. The assessments will be used to evaluate the health of the stock and inform management of the species in an ecosystem context. Review Workshops are open to the public, with the exception of select closed sessions for Review Panel deliberations when the public and all other workshop participants may be asked…

  • States Schedule Public Hearings on Atlantic Cobia Draft Amendment 1

    Arlington, VA – The Commission’s South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board approved Draft Amendment 1 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Atlantic Migratory Group Cobia (Atlantic cobia) for public comment. Atlantic coastal states from Virginia through South Carolina have scheduled their hearings to gather public input on Draft Amendment 1. The details of those hearings are attached. Draft Amendment 1 was initiated in anticipation of removal of Atlantic cobia from the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Councils’ Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources (CMP FMP) through Regulatory Amendment 31. Final approval for CMP…

  • ASMFC Schedules Peer Review for Horseshoe Crab Benchmark Stock Assessment for March 26-28, 2019

    Arlington, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Horseshoe Crab Benchmark Stock Assessment will be peer-reviewed on March 26 – 28, 2019 at the Commission’s office at 1050 N. Highland Street, Suite 200A-N, Arlington, VA 22201. The assessment will evaluate the horseshoe crab population along the Atlantic coast and inform the management of this species. The peer review is open to the public, except for discussions of confidential data when the public will be asked to leave the room. Confidential data are data such as commercial landings that can be identified down to an individual or single entity. Federal…

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