Alexandria, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has notified the Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior of its finding that the State of New Jersey is out of compliance with the provisions of the Amendment 6 to the Atlantic Striped Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This action is taken pursuant to the provisions of the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act of 1993. “The Commission’s action today sets in motion the process wherein New Jersey may face a closure of its fall striped bass fishery,” stated ASMFC Chair John I. Nelson Jr., of New Hampshire. “While the failure…
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board approved Addendum XII to the Fishery Management Plan for Black Sea Bass. The Addendum extends the current state-by-state black sea bass commercial allocation system for the 2005 – 2007 fishing years. State- specific shares are as follows: Maine – 0.5%, New York – 7%, New Hampshire – 0.5%, New Jersey – 20%, Massachusetts –13%, Delaware – 5%, Rhode Island – 11%, Maryland – 11%, Connecticut – 1%, Pennsylvania – 0%, Virginia – 20%, and North Carolina – 11%. The current state-by-state allocation system was first established…
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Assessments Show Continued Improvements to Summer Flounder & Black Sea Bass Stocks
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Washington, DC – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has notified the Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior of its finding that the State of New York is out-of-compliance with the provisions of the Summer Flounder Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This action is taken pursuant to the provisions of the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act of 1993. Specifically, New York has not implemented the required measures to achieve a 48.5% reduction in recreational landings. The required reduction is necessary to control fishing mortality and maintain the rebuilding schedule contained in the FMP. In order to come back into compliance,…
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Alexandria, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission approved Amendment 1 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Northern Shrimp. The first plan revision in nearly 20 years, the Amendment establishes biological reference points and provides new tools for management of the northern shrimp fishery. The Amendment was undertaken for several reasons: to capitalize on new information on northern shrimp life history and population dynamics; provide managers with greater flexibility in managing the resource; and update the management plan to comply with the mandates of the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act (1993). The Northern Shrimp Section approved Amendment…
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board amended the state scup recreational reductions for the 2004 fishery, initiated an addendum for the 2005 and 2006 black sea bass commercial fishery, and considered a New York proposal on summer flounder recreational reductions. The Board amended scup reductions required by Addendum XI to the Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Addendum XI required states in the northern region (New York through Massachusetts) to reduce their landings by 53% through a regional management approach. Based on 2003 landings, the following percent…
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NJ, DE, and MD Further Reduce Landings
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Area 3 Trap Cap Set at 2200
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