Philadelphia, PA – The Commission and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) have established the 2011 total allowable landings (TAL) limits for summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish. The Commission’s actions are final and apply to state waters. The Council will be forwarding its recommendations to NOAA’s Northeast Regional Administrator for final approval. The table below summarizes those actions/recommendations (TALs and recreational harvest limits are in millions of pounds): TAL Commercial Quota Minimum Fish Size (TL) Mesh Size Recreational Harvest Limit Summer Flounder 29.48 17.69 14″ 5.5″ 11.79 Scup 20 15.6 9″ 5″ 4.4 Black Sea Bass…
Management Measures and Pending Actions
A list of proposed regulatory changes or management actions currently under consideration by the Commission.
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Provisions of Addendum V Extended While Development of ARM Framework Continues
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board has modified the 2010 season length for the black sea bass recreational fishery. The season will now run from May 22 to October 11, 2010 and from November 1 to December 31, 2010. The season represents an extension from what was originally planned. When the original season was developed, the Board only had 2009 harvest estimates for January through June. Harvest estimates for July through December 2009 were projected using previous years’ data to calculate a total harvest estimate. Based on these preliminary projections, the original…
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Addendum Establishes New Reference Points for 3 Stock Units
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Washington, DC – Effective 2359 hours (EST) on May 5, 2010, the Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section and its member states will close the 2009/2010 fishery. The decision to close the fishery prior to the season end of May 29th was based on preliminary landings data that indicate that harvest is already at 4957 metric tons, 57 metric tons in excess of the Technical Committee recommended landings level. In addition, the Section voiced concern about more harvest of smaller shrimp, a significant component of the May fishery. The Technical Committee projected landings could range between 5700 and 6500 metric tons if…
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Sharks Management Board (Board) approved a 15 million pound quota with a maximum possession limit of 3,000 pounds for the 2010/2011 fishing year (May 1 – April 30). Under Addendum II, the quota will be allocated with 58% to states from Maine through Connecticut, 26% to New York through Virginia, and 16% to North Carolina. The 2009 Northeast Fisheries Science Center assessment update indicates that the spiny dogfish are not overfished and overfishing is not occurring. The 2009 spawning stock biomass is estimated to be 360 million pounds, which is 2.7%…
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States Water Fisheries to be Closed by January 1, 2013 unless Sustainability is Demonstrated; Promotes Catch and Release Recreational Fisheries
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Atlantic Herring Section has set optimal yield (OY) for the 2010 – 2012 fishing seasons at 91,200 metric tons (mt). For all three years, the OY will be distributed to the three Atlantic herring management areas and two sub-areas as follows: Area 1A = 26,546 mt, Area 1B = 4,362 mt, Area 2 = 22,146 mt, and Area 3 = 38,146 mt. In addition, the three year specifications allow for the allocation of 3,000 mt to Area 1A in November and December if landings in the New Brunswick fishery are below 9,000 mt by October…
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Board Initiates Addendum to Address Future Management Measures
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