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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
The MAFMC and ASMFC Interstate Fisheries Management Program Policy Board (Policy Board) have approved modifications to the process for setting recreational measures (bag, size, and season limits), as well as the recreational accountability measures, for summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish. The MAFMC recommended these changes through a framework action, and the Policy…
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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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Ecological Reference Points Benchmark Stock Assessment Workshop Scheduled for March 3 – 6, 2025
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Horseshoe Crab Board Releases Draft Addendum IX for Public Comment
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States Schedule Hearings on the Public Information/Scoping Document for Recreational Sector Separation and Data Collection Amendment
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ASMFC Spiny Dogfish Board Approves Addendum VII to Ensure Consistency with the Councils’ Spiny Dogfish Framework Adjustment 6
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Horseshoe Crab Board Approves Draft Addendum IX for Public Comment to Consider Multi-Year Specifications for Male-Only Harvest
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