This memorandum serves as a summary of the joint Spot and Atlantic Croaker Technical Committees (TCs) call on June 27, 2024. The following outlines the TCs’ discussions and recommendations for the Board regarding the Traffic Light Analysis (TLA) for both species.
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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With the publication of the ARM Revision and the discourse around the change in female harvest recommendations, Earthjustice solicited an external peer review of the technical work. The following represents the ARM Subcommittee’s response to six major criticisms outlined by Dr. Shoemaker in his 2023 peer review. Each criticism is followed by a few bulleted summary points of the response and then a more detailed technical response to the criticism.
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Cobia Draft Addendum II Discussion Points
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Overview of Atlantic Coast State Spanish Mackerel Fisheries
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At the Board’s October 2023 meeting, it tasked the Technical Committee (TC) with compiling information on the lobster resource and fishery in and around the Northern Edge of Georges Bank. This task is in response to a potential action at the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) that is considering scallop fishery access on the Northern Edge of Georges Bank (see Figure 1). The Board requested information that could help characterize potential impacts on the lobster population and fishery in the area.
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Response to Board Task Following 2023 Stock Assessment
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