The Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) Subcommittee and the Delaware Bay Ecosystem Technical Committee (DBETC) met via webinar to review the most recent population estimates for horseshoe crabs and red knots, the harvest recommendations from the ARM for the 2026 fishing year and supporting horseshoe crab and red knot data sets. Below are the agenda items and summary of the committee’s discussion and decisions.
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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Sturgeon Benchmark Assessment Planning Meeting
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The Atlantic Striped Bass Technical Committee and Stock Assessment Subcommittee (TC-SAS) met via webinar on June 16, 2025, to address two tasks for Draft Addendum III: 1) review updated projections incorporating final 2024 MRIP estimates; and 2) review Maryland’s recreational season baseline proposal.
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Review of Maine Aquaculture Plan and TC Recommendations
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The TC met via webinar on July 14, 2025, to review updates to the Sustainable Fishery Management Plans (SFMPs) for Massachusetts (river herring), Georgia (American shad), and Florida (American shad), as well as updates to the Alternative Management Plans (AMPs) for Georgia (river herring) and Florida (shad and river herring).
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This memorandum serves as a summary of the joint Spot and Atlantic Croaker Technical Committees (TCs) call on July 8, 2025. The following summary outlines the TCs’ discussions and recommendations for the Board regarding the 2024 fishing year (FY) Traffic Light Analysis (TLA) for both species.
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