Advisory Panel Agendas and Summaries
Summaries of input and recommendations from advisory panels consisting of stakeholders, including fishermen, industry representatives, and conservationists.
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Catch Composition Requirement
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The Advisory Panel (AP) met via conference call on April 5, 2015 to comment on Draft Addendum I to the Jonah Crab Fishery Management Plan.
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The Striped Bass Advisory Panel (AP) met via conference call to receive an update from staff on two striped bass management issues that are currently not being discussed at the Management Board‐level: 1) the EEZ Transit Zone Clarification and Access Act (H.R. 3070), and 2) the western North Atlantic squid resource.
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These reflect the guidance given to the Plan Development Team (PDT) at the August Section meeting—to, primarily, develop options that protect spawning fish in the Gulf of Maine. The Section will consider options for public comment when it meets on November 2, 2015.
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Issue 1: Regional Management. Issue 3: Management Measures
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The Advisory Panel (AP) met in person on July 22, 2015 in Providence, Rhode Island to comment on the Draft Jonah Crab Fishery Management Plan. Below is a summary of their meeting.
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Review public comment for the Public Information Document (PID) to Draft Amendment III to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP), and provide direction to the Plan Development Team (PDT) in drafting Draft Amendment III to the Northern Shrimp FMP for public comment.
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