Management Measures and Pending Actions
A list of proposed regulatory changes or management actions currently under consideration by the Commission.
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Winter Flounder Management Board maintained its winter flounder commercial and recreational management measures for the inshore waters of the Gulf of Maine (GOM) and Southern New England/Mid‐Atlantic (SNE/MA) for the 2015 fishing season (see Table 1). Table 1. Minimum commercial and recreational management measures for the Inshore Winter Flounder FMP. Stock Sector Trip Limit/ Possession Limit Size Limit Season Gear GOM Commercial 500 lbs/trip/ day 12” Maintain Closures Minimum 6.5” square or diamond mesh in cod‐end Recreational 8 fish 12” NA SNE/MA Commercial 50 lbs 38 fish/trip/day 12” Maintain…
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Draft Amendment 3 PID Approved for Public Comment
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Mystic, Connecticut – The Commission’s Horseshoe Crab Management Board has approved the harvest specifications for horseshoe crabs of Delaware Bay origin. Under the Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) Framework, the Board maintained a harvest limit of 500,000 Delaware Bay male horseshoe crabs and zero female horseshoe crabs for the 2015 season. Based on the allocation mechanism established in Addendum VII, the following quotas were set for the states of New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, which harvest horseshoe crabs of Delaware Bay origin: Delaware Bay Origin Horseshoe Crab Quota (no. of crabs) Total Quota State Male Only Male Only Delaware…
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