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 Striped Bass Technical Committee (TC) and Stock Assessment Subcommittee (SAS) met via webinar on March 20, March 25, and March 28, 2025 to discuss the Draft Addendum III Projections and 2026 Reduction, Draft Addendum III Size and Season Closure Analysis, Maryland Recreational Season Baseline Methods, Terms of Reference for the 2027 Benchmark Stock Assessment, and the Massachusetts Conservation Equivalency Proposal for the Commercial Fishery
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At its August 2024 meeting, the Atlantic Menhaden Management Board (Board) agreed to form a Work Group of Board members to “consider and evaluate options for further precautionary management of Chesapeake Bay menhaden fisheries, including time and area closures to be protective of piscivorous birds and fish during critical points of their life cycle.” This charge asserts there is an inadequate supply of menhaden to support overall predatory demand in the Bay. However, the Work Group addressed this charge without determining if there is or is not an adequate supply of menhaden to support predatory demand in the Bay. Instead,…
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The Red Drum Technical Committee (TC) and Stock Assessment Subcommittee (SAS) met via webinar on April 21, 2025 to discuss Board tasks as follow-up to the 2024 Benchmark Assessment.
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