The Advisory Panel convened via conference call on July 29th to review and provide feedback on two documents: 1) MAFMC Amendment 14 Management Options; and 2) Increasing Coordination between Councils and Commission. Kate Taylor recapped the AP’s previous recommendations on ocean bycatch (developed during Amendment 2 and Amendment 3) and then provided the AP with an overview of the alternative sets contained in the current draft of Mid-Atlantic Council’s Amendment 14 Discussion Document.
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 (AP) met on June 7, 2011 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The two main agenda items were (1) review public comment regarding the Public Information Document (PID) for Amendment 2 to the FMP for Northern Shrimp; and (2) make recommendations to the Section on management options appropriate for the northern shrimp fishery.
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The ASMFC Shorebird Advisory Panel (AP) met on May 3, 2011 in Wilmington, DE. Previously, the Horseshoe Crab Management Board reviewed the Delaware Bay Ecosystem Technical Committee (DBETC) report on the proposed allocation model for the Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) Harvest output. The Board requested further stakeholder input on the DBETC report and the allocation model from the Advisory Panels to the Board, both the Shorebird and the Horseshoe Crab APs. This report responds to the Board’s request and summarizes the Shorebird AP’s discussions regarding the recommendations of the DBETC and the allocation process at the May 3, 2011 meeting.
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This report responds to the Board’s request and summarizes the Horseshoe Crab AP’s discussions regarding the recommendations of the DBETC and the allocation process at the May 11, 2011 meeting.
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During the call the AP reviewed the CT conservation equivalency proposal and discussed the recent MD poaching incidents and NC discarding events.
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The Advisory Panel met on October 21, 2010 in Portland, Maine. The two main agenda items were (1) reviewing the previous fishing season and current assessment; and (2) discussion recommendations for shrimp management in the future.
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The Atlantic Striped Bass Advisory Panel (AP) met to elect new leadership, review the draft 2009 Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Review and the public comment received on Draft Addendum II to Amendment 6, and develop management advice.
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The Advisory Panel met April 23rd to review recent landings and monitoring, the stock assessment, and the Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) Framework. The group also discussed North Carolina’s quota transfer request and other issues outside of the Delaware Bay region. Panel members in attendance represented harvesters (horseshoe crab and conch), processors, and biomedical companies.
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