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ASMFC Approves Amendment 4to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Northern Shrimp
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission approved Amendment 4 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Northern Shrimp. In response to the continued poor condition of the northern shrimp stock, Amendment 4 modifies the first objective of the FMP to recognize the influence of environmental conditions on stock productivity and lengthens the amount of…
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Horseshoe Crab Board Approves Addendum IX
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Sciaenids Board Initiates Draft Addendum II to Address Red Drum Stock and Management Concerns
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ASMFC Presents 2025 Annual Awards of Excellence
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American Lobster Board Approves Addendum XXXII to Repeal Addendum XXVII Gauge and Escape Vent Measures
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March/April 2025 issue
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MAFMC and ASMFC Approve Changes to Process for Setting Recreational Management Measures for Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish
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Atlantic Herring Area 1A Days Out Meeting on May 13
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American Lobster Board Releases Draft Addendum XXXII for Public Comment
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ASMFC Northern Shrimp Section and Advisory Panel to Meet May 1: Section to Consider Approval of Amendment 4
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American Lobster Board Approves for Public Comment Draft Addendum XXXII to Repeal Gauge and Escape Vent Measures of Addendum XXVII
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ASMFC Releases 2024 Annual Report
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