The Advisory Panel (AP) met on May 17, 2012 in Yarmouth, ME. The two main agenda items were (1) review the advisory panel membership; and (2) discuss next steps for northern shrimp management.
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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The Advisory Panel met via conference call on April 23, 2012 to make recommendation to the Board on the Public Information Document for draft Amendment 2 the ISFMP for Atlantic Menhaden.
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The Atlantic Herring Advisory Panel (AP) held a conference call to review New England Fishery Management Council (NEMFC) Draft Amendment 5 to the Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Herring (Amendment 5). The Atlantic Herring Section (Section) asked the AP to provide feedback on Draft Amendment 5, which they will consider when developing written comments to the NEFMC on the document.
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The Advisory Panel met via conference call on January 26, 2012 to make recommendation to the Board on the Draft Public Information Document for Amendment 2 the ISFMP for Atlantic Menhaden.
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The Horseshoe Crab Advisory Panel (AP) met via conference call on November 29, 2011, to review the Draft Addendum VII to the Horseshoe Crab Fishery Management Plan. The AP agreed that the best option for management of the horseshoe crab bait fishery was to move forward with implementing the Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) Framework, Option 3, as it provides a sound, scientifically-based recommendation for harvest of horseshoe crabs while still considering the needs of the red knots.
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The Shorebird Advisory Panel (AP) met via conference call on November 30, 2011, to review the Draft Addendum VII to the Horseshoe Crab Fishery Management Plan. The AP agreed that the best option for management of the horseshoe crab bait fishery was to move forward with implementing the Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) Framework, Option 3.
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The Advisory Panel met on October 25, 2011 in Baltimore, MD to make recommendation to the Board on Draft Addendum V.
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