Response to Section Task Regarding 100 Fish Samples
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 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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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.
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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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