This Addendum modifies the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Coastal Sharks (FMP) to allow commercial fishermen limited processing of smooth dogfish at sea and removes recreational possession limits for smooth dogfish, as well as the 2 hour net check requirement for commercial fishermen using large mesh gillnets.
Fishery Management Plans
Comprehensive plans detailing the strategies and regulations for managing specific fishery resources, aimed at ensuring their sustainability and productivity.
-
-
This Addendum includes measures to achieve Fmsy for the Gulf of Maine (GOM) stock, rebuild the overfished Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic (SNE/MA) stocks, and prevent excessive fishing effort from shifting to state waters in response to federal management measures. This Addendum does not rescind any prior regulations from Amendment 1.
-
-
In August 2008, the Board approved a motion to initiate the development of a draft addendum to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) to alter the LCMA 3 transfer program including changes to conservation tax and trap cap. The Board approved the changes to the transfer program at the Spring 2009 Board meeting.
-
In October 2008, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Atlantic Herring Section (Section) approved a motion to initiate the development of Addendum I to Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (Amendment 2) for Atlantic Herring. The Section directed the Plan Development Team to include monthly or bimonthly quotas with payback and carry over; determination of landing and fishing days; no fishing prior to June 1; and timely reporting of state registered landings. Restrictions on the harvest of juvenile fish were considered for inclusion but removed from Addendum I to ensure timely completion of this Addendum. The Section…
-
The measures in this document are intended to consistently apply principles and guidelines necessary to govern the transfers of permits and trap allocations across all applicable lobster LCMAs.
-
Addendum II establishes a new allocation program for the commercial spiny dogfish fishery while maintaining the conservation goals of the FMP.
-
-
Addendum V extends the provisions of Addendum IV through October 31, 2009. The Addendum also contains an adaptive management provision that allows, through Board vote, the extension of its management measures for an additional one-year period. The statement of the problem and management measures are included in this Addendum.
Get Hooked on ASMFC News
Dive into the latest updates and catch all the important news by joining our newsletter mailing list. Stay in the loop with meeting agendas, fisheries management news, and more.