As of November 18, 2024, the total reported commercial landings of Atlantic cobia in 2024 from non-de minimis states (New York, PRFC, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina) meets the commercial trigger level.
Management Measures and Pending Actions
A list of proposed regulatory changes or management actions currently under consideration by the Commission.
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The Area 1A directed fishery will close effective 9:00 p.m. on November 12, 2024 and remain closed until further notice.
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This memorandum serves as notification of the results of the electronic ballot to set the 2025 specifications for the coastal shark fishery, and 2025 smooth dogfish state quota shares. As voted on by the Coastal Sharks Management Board
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Commercial Management – Atlantic Sturgeon Bycatch
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This draft document was developed for Board review and discussion at the October 2024 meeting week. This document is not intended to solicit public comment as part of the Commission/State formal public input process. However, comments on this draft document may be given at the appropriate time on the agenda during the scheduled meeting. Also, if approved, a public comment period will be established to solicit input on the issues contained in the document.
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The Cobia Technical Committee (TC) met via webinar on September 13 and September 25, 2024 to discuss methods for calculating recreational management measures for the Northern Region to meet its harvest target. This memorandum outlines those methods and resulting management options for the Northern Region for implementation in 2025.
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This memorandum indicates 2026 state shares for the scup commercial summer period fishery and black sea bass commercial fishery. Per the provisions of Addendum XXIX, the scup summer period is Friday, May 1 through Wednesday, September 30.
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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Herring Management Board members from Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts met September 19 via webinar to set effort control measures for the 2024 Area 1A fishery for Season 2 (October 1 – December 31).
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