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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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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The Advisory Panel met via conference call on April 10, 2015 to review the results of the 2015 benchmark stock assessment and peer review as well as formulate recommendations for the fishery specifications setting process.
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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (Commission’s) Atlantic Herring Advisory Panel met in Taunton, MA on January 6, 2015 to discuss Draft Amendment 3. Currently, the Atlantic Herring Plan Development Team (PDT) is developing Draft Amendment 3 for three proposed issues listed below. The Section will be considering the draft amendment for public comment at its meeting on February 3, 2015. The PDT worked with the AP to assess the socioeconomic impacts on each of the proposed issues. In October 2014, the AP held a conference call to discuss each issue and provide input on industry support. At this meeting…
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The Advisory Panel (AP) met in person on October 15, 2014 in Linthicum, Maryland to comment on Draft Addendum IV to Amendment 6.
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The Advisory Panel (AP) met on July 28, 2014 via conference call. The main agenda item discussed was to review the context of Draft Addendum IV for public comment and provide feedback to the Board regarding the range of options that are being considered.
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