The Shad and River Herring Technical Committee met via two conference calls to review the following sustainable fishery management plans (SFMPs) for American shad. On September 11, 2017 the TC reviewed the plan updates for North Carolina, Potomac River Fisheries Commission, Connecticut and a limited bycatch allowance proposal from Virginia. On October 3, 2017, the TC reviewed plan updates from South Carolina and Georgia.
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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The Horseshoe Crab Technical Committee conducted a survey of American eel and channeled whelk fishermen along the US Atlantic coast. The intents of this survey were to: a) characterize the preference, prevalence, and performance of horseshoe crab as bait in these fisheries, b) provide information on the relative amounts and costs of horseshoe crab bait use that could be used to assess the viability of manufactured baits with reduced amounts of horseshoe crab, and c) provide information on the fishery’s current impression of manufactured baits.
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Harvester Reporting and Biological Sampling in the Lobster Fishery
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In September, 2017, the Black Drum Technical Committee (TC) met via conference call to review a proposal from the state of Maryland that would reopen Maryland’s commercial fishery for black drum in Chesapeake Bay. After discussion outlined in the attached Call Summary, the TC finds that reopening of this historic fishery would not likely lead to overfishing of the stock. Therefore, the TC recommends that the Board considers approval Maryland’s request to reopen their commercial black drum fishery in Chesapeake Bay. To improve data used to assess stock status, the TC recommends Maryland conduct biological monitoring of black drum caught…
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The Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass Technical Committee (TC) met via conference call to discuss the recreational harvest data collection and estimation process through the Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) with John Foster, a lead statistician at NOAA Fisheries. The TC requested a meeting with John Foster in order to gain a better understanding of recreation harvest estimates and how they are derived.
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The Black Sea Bass Recreational Working Group (Rec WG) met via conference call to discuss the proposed options in Draft Addendum XXX and make recommendations regarding the options to be included in the document for public comment. The following is a summary of the Rec WG’s discussion and subsequent revisions to the Draft Addendum. Please note that bolded sections in the following summary indicate revisions made to the Draft Addendum XXX document based on the Rec WG’s recommendations.
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The American Lobster Technical Committee (TC) met via conference call on June 28th to review the Addendum XXV proposals submitted by LCMTs 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 to achieve a 5% increase in egg production.
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