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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Northern States to Reduce Recreational Landings by 57%
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Washington, DC – The Atlantic coastal states of Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Jersey have scheduled the dates and times of their public meetings in order to gather public comment and input on the recently released Draft Amendment 4 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for American Lobster. Following are the details of the scheduled meetings. September 5, 2001; 7:00 PM Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Narragansett Town Hall 25 Fifth Avenue Narragansett, Rhode Island Contact: Brian Murphy at (401)782-4713 September 6, 2001; 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Maine Department of Marine ResourcesCasco Bay LinesCommercial StreetPortland,…
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Amendment to Address Conservation Equivalency Arlington, Virginia – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission today approved Draft Amendment 4 to the American Lobster Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for public review and comment. The States of Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Jersey will be scheduling public meetings in August and September 2001. Information on these meetings will be released once it becomes available. The Draft Amendment, which was approved by the American Lobster Management Board, addresses options for the use of conservation equivalency for the non-trap gear limits and v-notch possession restrictions of Amendment 3. The concept of conservation equivalency…
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