This memo describes the 2026 harvest recommendation for Delaware Bay Region horseshoe crabs using the methods from the Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) Framework (ASMFC 2022a).
Technical Committee Reports and Summaries
Detailed analyses and recommendations from technical committees, including working groups, sub-committees, plan development teams, and plan review teams, on specific scientific and management issues related to fisheries.
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The Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) Subcommittee and the Delaware Bay Ecosystem Technical Committee (DBETC) met via webinar to review the most recent population estimates for horseshoe crabs and red knots, the harvest recommendations from the ARM for the 2026 fishing year and supporting horseshoe crab and red knot data sets. Below are the agenda items and summary of the committee’s discussion and decisions.
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The purpose of this report is to evaluate the current status of Atlantic croaker using the annual Traffic Light Analysis (TLA). Annually, the Technical Committee (TC) conducts a TLA to evaluate a Mid-Atlantic and a South Atlantic harvest metric, combining commercial and recreational landings in the region.
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The purpose of this report is to evaluate the current status of Atlantic croaker using the annual Traffic Light Analysis (TLA). Annually, the Technical Committee (TC) conducts a TLA to evaluate a Mid-Atlantic and a South Atlantic harvest metric, combining commercial and recreational landings in the region.
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Sturgeon Benchmark Assessment Planning Meeting
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The Atlantic Striped Bass Technical Committee and Stock Assessment Subcommittee (TC-SAS) met via webinar on June 16, 2025, to address two tasks for Draft Addendum III: 1) review updated projections incorporating final 2024 MRIP estimates; and 2) review Maryland’s recreational season baseline proposal.
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Review of Maine Aquaculture Plan and TC Recommendations
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