The Atlantic Striped Bass Technical Committee (TC) met via conference call to (1) elect a Vice chair, (2) discuss TC tasks from the November Board meeting, (3) discuss the 2018 benchmark assessment timeline and tasks, and (4) review items for the February Board meeting.
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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At its October meeting, the BERP WG used the outcome of this Ecosystem Management Objectives Workshop (EMOW) and the SEDAR 40 peer review recommendations to assess the ability of each ERP model or tool to address management objectives and performance measures.
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The Coastal Sharks Technical Committee (TC) held a conference call to discuss the proposed 2016 fishery specifications, the final rule for Amendment 6 to the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan, review the Atlantic smooth dogfish (smoothhound shark) stock assessment, review the proposed rule on HMS Amendment 9, and recommend a species for the 2018 SEDAR benchmark stock assessment.
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The TC estimates a 28.2% reduction for coastal states and a 21.4% reduction for Chesapeake Bay states/jurisdictions, and a 25.6% reduction overall. The enclosed report details the TC’s harvest reduction estimate for 2015 utilizing final state regulations.
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The Atlantic Herring Technical Committee (TC) met via conference call to discuss the content of an upcoming Section presentation at the ASMFC Summer Meeting and to review the Trimester 2 catch to date.
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