The Law Enforcement Committee (LEC) of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) first prepared the Guidelines for Resource Managers on the Enforceability of Fishery Management Measures (Guidelines) in 2000. The core of the new Guidelines is an enforceability matrix for fishery management measures.
Management Guiding Documents
Key documents that outline the foundational principles, strategic goals, and policies guiding the Commission’s management and conservation efforts.
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The purpose of this document is to provide policy and technical guidance on the application of conservation equivalency in interstate fisheries management programs developed by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. The document provides specific guidance on development, submission, review and approval of conservation equivalency proposals.
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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission includes de minimis provisions in interstate fishery management plans (FMP) to reduce the management burden for states whose measures would have a negligible effect on the conservation of a species.
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The intent of the appeals process is to provide a state with the opportunity to have a decision made by a species management board or section reconsidered by the Policy Board. The following criteria will be used to guide what type of decisions can be appealed.
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As the practice to use WG to address issues by boards becomes more frequent, it is important standard policies and procedures are established so there is consistency and transparency in the process.
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This document outlines the standard operating procedures and policies of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Interstate Fisheries Management Program. It was first developed in response to passage of the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act of 1993. Revised August 2019
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The purpose of this document is to improve the functioning of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission by providing guidance to all Commission technical support groups on the structure, function, roles, and responsibilities of Commission committees and their members. This document also provides guidance on the Commission stock assessment process.
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Granting the consent and approval of Congress to an interstate compact relating to the better utilization of the fisheries (marine, shell and anadromous) of the Atlantic seaboard and creating the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. Revised February 2016
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A Guide to the Commission’s Advisory Panel Process
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