Alexandria, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has approved Amendment 14 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The Amendment maintains the current management program for scup, which applies a constant fishing mortality rate of F=0.26 to determine landings and assesses stock status based on available survey indices. This management strategy will be in place until it is demonstrated that the substitution of the research vessel Bigelow for the Albatross would not invalidate use of the long-term scup time series and rebuilding goals established via the Albatross’ survey indices. If, at a…
Management Measures and Pending Actions
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Addendum Establishes Measures to Rebuild SNE Stock of American Lobster
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Alexandria, VA – The Spiny Dogfish & Coastal Sharks Management Board approved the initiation of two addenda to address the distribution of the spiny dogfish annual quota among the states. This action responds to the concern of some states that the current seasonal allocation program is not providing their commercial fishermen the opportunity to harvest the available quota as was intended by the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Spiny Dogfish. Currently, the interstate spiny dogfish management program allocates the annual commercial quota both seasonally and regionally. The seasonal allocation system divides the quota into two periods, with 57.9% of…
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Addendum Revises BRD Requirements
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Draft Addendum Proposes State Flexibility in Achieving Required Reductions
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Addendum to Control Expansion of the Fishery
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Addendum Establishes Stock Rebuilding Program
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Section Tentatively Commits to a 2008 Fishing Season for Same Duration
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ASMFC Spiny Dogfish Board Revises 2006/2007 Quota and Sets Specifications for 2007/2008 Fishing Year
Atlantic Beach, NC – The Commission’s Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Shark Management Board approved changes to 2006/2007 quota and trip limits, and set specifications for the 2007/2008 fishing year. The Board modified the 2006/2007 fishing year (May 1, 2006 – April 30, 2007) specifications by increasing the quota to six million pounds, with 58% of the quota allocated to states from Maine through Connecticut and 42% allocated to New York through North Carolina. States were given the prerogative to set their own trip limits. For the 2007/2008 fishing year (May 1, 2007 – April 30, 2008), the Board approved a…
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