The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s (Council’s) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel (AP) met jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (Commission’s) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass AP on June 21, 2023 to review the Fishery Information Documents and develop the following Fishery Performance Report for all three species. The primary purpose of this report is to contextualize catch histories for the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) by providing information about fishing effort, market trends, environmental changes, and other factors.
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 Atlantic Striped Bass Advisory Panel (AP) met via webinar on January 17, 2023 to discuss AP recommendations on the proposed options in Striped Bass Draft Addendum I to Amendment 7 regarding ocean commercial quota transfers. ASMFC staff provided the AP with an overview of the draft addendum background, proposed options, and public comment summary.
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The Winter Flounder Advisory Panel (AP) met via conference call to review the Gulf of Maine (GOM) and Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic (SNE/MA) stock assessments, provide recommendations for 2024-2025 specifications for state waters, and to comment on any other current fishery management issues of concern to them.
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The Advisory Panel (AP) met via webinar on October 18, 2022 to formulate comments and provide recommendations on Draft Addendum I to Amendment 3.
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The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s (Council’s) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel (AP) met jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (Commission’s) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass AP on November 30, 2022. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss 2023 recreational management measures (i.e., possession limits, size limits, and open and closed seasons) for all three species.
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The Advisory Panel (AP) met on October 13, 2022 to review Draft Addendum VIII for public comment and the public input that has been submitted during the comment period. The AP members also provided input to the Board on the proposed management options.
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In October 2021, the Board assigned the Plan Development Team (PDT) with the following task: review the threshold for biomedical mortality to develop biological based options for the threshold and to develop options for action when the threshold is exceeded; also, review the best management practices (BMPs) for handling biomedical catch and suggest options for updating and implementing BMPs. The PDT requested that the Horseshoe Crab Advisory Panel (AP) meet to discuss this task and provide input to the PDT regarding the biomedical mortality threshold and BMPs.
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The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s (Council’s) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel (AP) met jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (Commission’s) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass AP on June 16, 2022 to review the Fishery Information Documents and develop the following Fishery Performance Report for all three species. The primary purpose of this report is to contextualize catch histories for the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) by providing information about fishing effort, market trends, environmental changes, and other factors.
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Joint Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass (SFSBSB) and Bluefish (BF) Advisory Panels
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