The Delaware Bay Ecosystem Technical Committee (DBETC) met to review the Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) harvest output for the 2014 fishing year. The DBETC also reviewed horseshoe crab surveys. Usually, the DBETC also reviews shorebird surveys; however, the committee was not able to do so this year due to extenuating circumstances.
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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The Horseshoe Crab Technical Committee (TC) met to review the 2013 stock assessment update for horseshoe crabs. The TC also reviewed the Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) harvest recommendations. States updated the TC on the status of Asian horseshoe crab importation in their state, and the TC also discussed promoting the use of artificial bait in the conch and whelk fisheries.
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The Coastal Sharks Technical Committee (TC) held a conference call to discuss Draft Addendum III to the Coastal Sharks Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and NOAA Fisheries’ 2014 coastal shark specifications. The TC also discussed issues with the shark research permits and grouping smooth dogfish in with Florida smoothhound sharks.
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Draft Addendum VI and Nantucket Shoals/Georges Bank Spawning Study
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The Adaptive Resource Management Working Group (ARM WG) held a conference call to discuss options to estimate horseshoe crab abundance in the Delaware Bay and to prepare for the ARM model harvest outputs for 2014.
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The Atlantic Menhaden Technical Committee was tasked by the Management Board (M-13-057) with reviewing a survey proposal titled A comprehensive aerial survey design: comparing biomass estimates of Atlantic menhaden captured within and outside the normal fishery range and the implications for improved management of this resource and authored by Dr. James Sulikowski, Dr. Alexia Morgan, and Ms. Amy Carlson from the University of New England. A brief summary of the TC’s review and detailed responses to each Term of Reference are provided.
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