The American Lobster Technical Committee (TC) met on March 14th to complete tasks assigned by the American Lobster Management Board (Board) in November 2015 and to address followup questions from the February 2016 Board meeting. These included impacts to the stock from gauge size changes, comparative sources of mortality, stock‐recruit relationships, the costs and benefits of standardizing regulations in Southern New England (SNE), the attainability of recalculated reference points, and the need for a new comprehensive tagging study.
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 Striped Bass Technical Committee (TC) met via conference call to review submitted state metadata and discuss whether or not additional data collection is necessary in preparation for the 2018 benchmark stock assessment.
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Technical Committee members from Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts reviewed essential elements of the new spawning area closure monitoring system including tasks, individual participation and dates.
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Comment on Additional 2016 Conservation Equivalent Management Optionsfor Maryland (MD) and the Potomac River Fisheries Commission (PRFC)
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The TC reviewed the options selected by the Atlantic Herring Section at the February 2016 meeting (Appendix 1). Each state is reviewing the changes to management and will begin writing new regulations in March. States will work together as much as possible when drafting the spawning area closure regulations to ensure consistency.
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The following memo contains the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Technical Committee Review of the Black Sea Bass and Scup State Proposals for the 2016 recreational fishery
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