This draft document was developed for Board review and discussion at the October 2024 meeting week. This document is not intended to solicit public comment as part of the Commission/State formal public input process. However, comments on this draft document may be given at the appropriate time on the agenda during the scheduled meeting. Also, if approved, a public comment period will be established to solicit input on the issues contained in the document.
Management Measures and Pending Actions
A list of proposed regulatory changes or management actions currently under consideration by the Commission.
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The Cobia Technical Committee (TC) met via webinar on September 13 and September 25, 2024 to discuss methods for calculating recreational management measures for the Northern Region to meet its harvest target. This memorandum outlines those methods and resulting management options for the Northern Region for implementation in 2025.
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This memo indicates 2025 state shares for the scup commercial summer period fishery and black sea bass commercial fishery. Per the provisions of Addendum XXIX, the scup summer period is Thursday, May 1 through Tuesday, September 30.
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Summary of Atlantic striped bass commercial measures under Addendum II to Amendment 7 as of May 1, 2024. State implementation plans were approved in March 2024 and May 2024. Please refer to each state’s regulations for additional details.
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2024 and 2025 State/Regional Scup Recreational Management Measures for Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina.
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This memorandum outlines the Addendum II to Amendment 7 striped bass commercial quotas for reference.
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Under Addendum II to the Interstate Coastal Sharks FMP, the coastwide Atlantic smooth dogfish quota is allocated into state shares. Rollover of unused state shares is not permitted because it could result in overages of the federal coastwide quota.
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This memorandum serves as notification of the results of the electronic ballot to set the 2024 specifications for the coastal shark fishery.
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