In October 2019, the Board requested the TC review the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designation of an ocean dredge material disposal site located near Isles of Shoals off the coast of New Hampshire. The Board requested the TC review the designated disposal site and its potential impact on Atlantic herring spawning based on concerns raised by AP Chair.
Committee Summaries and Reports to the Board
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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Review Stock Assessment Update Schedule. Review SAS membership. Update on Commercial Tagging Program; Objective: Get feedback from states on implementation of tagging program
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RE: Exploration of Additional ERP Scenarios with the NWACS-MICE Tool
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On March 19, 2020, the TC met via conference call to review final study results and discuss the utility of the proposed survey to address ongoing stock assessment and fishery management challenges.
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Recommendations for Atlantic Cobia Commercial Trigger
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The Bluefish Fishery Management Action Team (FMAT) met on Monday, April 13, 2020 to discuss developments of the Bluefish Allocation and Rebuilding Amendment. This was the first meeting following the supplemental scoping period and discussions at the December 2019 joint Council and Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC or Board) meeting.
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The following Technical Committee report reviews the status of 2020 state regulations, and the predicted total removals in 2020 based on these measures as tasked by the Board.
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This document is part of a joint management action being considered by ASMFC and MAFMC. It was developed through the combined efforts of ASMFC’s Plan Development Team (PDT) and MAFMC’s Fishery Management Action Team (FMAT).
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The Commission’s Tautog Technical Committee (TC) met via conference call on Tuesday, April 7 to review a Conservation Equivalency Proposal from Rhode Island (RI) for the Party/Charter sector and discuss current timeline of the next stock assessment update. The attached is a summary of the group’s discussion.
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