Technical Committee Reports and Summaries
Detailed analyses and recommendations from technical committees, including working groups, sub-committees, plan development teams, and plan review teams, on specific scientific and management issues related to fisheries.
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Discussion of Sampling Requirements. Review Commercial Tagging Program Draft Guidelines.
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The Winter Flounder Management Board tasked the Winter Flounder Technical Committee (TC) with analyzing the potential impacts of aggregate trip limits in the commercial Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic (SNE/MA) winter flounder fishery. This task was in response to a proposal submitted by Rhode Island, which aims to provide greater flexibility to harvesters who are currently held to a 50 lb per day trip limit in state waters.
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Presentation on Atlantic shortfin mako shark stock assessment and emergency rule; Presentation on sandbar shark stock assessment; Update on Oceanic Whitetip Sharks ESA Status. (K. Brewster-Geisz).
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Response to Section Task Regarding 100 Fish Samples
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The American Lobster and Jonah Crab Advisory Panels (APs) met via conference call on January 17th to discuss the management options in Lobster Draft Addendum XXVI/Jonah Crab Draft Addendum III. On the call, the APs reviewed the management issues, reviewed public comment to‐date, and provided recommendations regarding the various management alternatives in the document. This memo summarizes the discussion had by the APs and their recommendations to the Board regarding Draft Addendum XXVI/III.
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Atlantic Croaker Technical Committee and Spot Plan Review Team Meeting Summary — January 2018
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Technical Committee Review of the modified GSI Monitoring System for Atlantic Herring — January 2018
A Review of the modified Gonadal‐Somatic Index (GSI) Monitoring System for Atlantic Herring Spawning Closures in US Waters
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Cobia TC Review of FMP Implementation Plans
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