Draft Addendum Considers Measures to Protect Spawning Herring in Inshore Gulf of Maine
Meetings Announcements
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Arlington, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Ecological Reference Points (ERP) Workgroup and Atlantic Menhaden Stock Assessment Subcommittee (SAS) will be meeting April 1 – 5, 2019 at the Commission’s office, 1050 N. Highland Street, Suite 200A-N, Arlington, VA. The ERP Workgroup will meet April 1 – 3 and the SAS will meet April 3 – 5. Both groups will be exploring various modeling approaches to evaluate the health of the stock and inform the management of the species in an ecological context. The deadlines for the submission of data and alternate single-species and multispecies/ecosystem models have passed.…
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American Lobster Benchmark Stock Assessment Workshop Scheduled for January 28-31, in New Bedford, MA
Arlington, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will hold the American Lobster Benchmark Stock Assessment Workshop at the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, 836 South Rodney French Boulevard, New Bedford, MA. 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, with the exception of discussions of confidential data, when the public will be asked to leave the room. The Commission welcomes…
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Section to Consider Final Action on Addendum I & Set 2019 Fishery Specifications
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Management Board Seeks Input on Options for Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management
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Arlington, VA – Maine and New Hampshire have scheduled their hearings to gather public input on Draft Addendum I to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Northern Shrimp. The details of those hearings are attached. The Draft Addendum proposes providing states the authority to allocate their state-specific quota between gear types in the event the fishery reopens. The Draft Addendum is available here and can also be accessed on the Commission website (www.asmfc.org ) under Public Input. Fishermen and other interested groups are encouraged to provide input on Draft Addendum I either by attending a public hearing…
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Arlington, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Menhaden Stock Assessment Subcommittee (SAS) and Ecological Reference Points (ERP) Workgroup will be meeting October 9 – 12, 2018, at the Commission’s office, 1050 N. Highland Street, Suite 200A‐N, Arlington, VA. The SAS will meet October 9 – 10, while the ERP Workgroup will meet October 11 – 12. Both groups will focus on completing a thorough review of all data to be used in both the menhaden single‐ species and ecosystem‐based benchmark assessments. The SAS will also begin to explore modeling approaches, while the ERP Workgroup will continue to…
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Arlington, VA – Scheduling changes have been made to following meetings and public hearings originally planned for this week in response to Hurricane Florence. We hope that all those in the path of Hurricane Florence stay safe.
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Arlington, VA – The Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section (Section) will meet on October 4, 2018 at the Maine Historical Society, 2nd Floor Reading Room, 489 Congress Street, Portland, Maine. The Section will review the findings of the 2018 Benchmark Stock Assessment and Peer Review Report, and consider its approval for management use. The Section will also review Draft Addendum I and consider approving the document for public comment. This Draft Addendum considers providing states the authority to allocate their state-specific quota between gear types in the event the fishery reopens. In November 2018, the Northern Shrimp Advisory Panel (AP) will…
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