Philadelphia, PA – The Commission and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) met this week to finalize the total allowable landings (TAL) limits for scup and black sea bass, and establish 2007 commercial management measures for the respective fisheries. The TALs are provided below in millions of pounds. Species 2005 TAL 2006 TAL 2007 TAL Black Sea Bass 8.2 8.0 6.5 Scup 16.5 16.27 16.0 The 2007 black sea bass quota was set at 6.5 million pounds, divided into a 3.2 million pound commercial quota and a 3.3 recreational limit. While the approved TAL exceeds the 5 million pound limit…
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Philadelphia, PA – The Commission and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) met this week to finalize the total allowable landings (TAL) limits for scup and black sea bass, and establish 2007 commercial management measures for the respective fisheries. The TALs are provided below in millions of pounds. Species 2005 TAL 2006 TAL 2007 TAL Black Sea Bass 8.2 8.0 6.5 Scup 16.5 16.27 16.0 The 2007 black sea bass quota was set at 6.5 million pounds, divided into a 3.2 million pound commercial quota and a 3.3 recreational limit. While the approved TAL exceeds the 5 million pound limit…
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Addendum Establishes Procedures to Address Delayed Implementation of Required Fisheries Management Measures
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Addendum Calls for Additional Restrictions in Delaware Bay Region
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Addendum Establishes New Biological Reference Points and Enhances Data Collection Requirements
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Amendment Aims to Maintain High Abundance While Balancing Stakeholder Needs & Ecosystem Functions
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Arlington, VA – The 2006 peer-reviewed stock assessment report indicates the tautog resource continues to be at low biomass levels. Since the mid-1980s tautog has undergone a substantial decrease in biomass and remains at a low level of abundance. Total stock biomass has been stable since 1999. Since the plan does not define a specific biomass target, it cannot be determined if the population is overfished. With the 2003 fishing mortality rate of 0.30 exceeding the plan target of 0.29, the stock assessment concluded that overfishing is occurring. The Peer Review Panel concluded that the coastwide assessment currently provides the…
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Total Abundance, Female Spawning Stock Biomass and Recruitment Remain High
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