The Spiny Dogfish Technical Committee (TC) met to review Draft Addendum IV to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Spiny Dogfish for Public Comment (Draft Addendum IV) and provide feedback to the Spiny Dogfish & Coastal Shark Management Board (Board) regarding the proposed measures.
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 Horseshoe Crab Technical Committee (TC) met to review new tagging requests submitted to the US Fish and Wildlife Service (US FWS). The TC also discussed how to conduct field trials using the horseshoe crab artificial bait in the conch and eel fisheries. Finally, the TC reviewed a recently published paper concerning sublethal effects of biomedical bleeding on horseshoe crabs.
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The American Lobster Board convened Lobster Conservation Management Teams (LCMT) in Areas 2-6 to recommend methods of exploitation reduction consistent with the options in Draft Addendum XVII.
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Members of the Law Enforcement Committee (LEC) of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission would like to offer comments regarding management options in Draft Addendum VII to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Horseshoe Crabs that were prepared for public comment in November 2011.
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The Delaware Bay Ecosystem Technical Committee (TC) met via conference call on January 10, 2012, to review the Draft Addendum VII to the Horseshoe Crab Fishery Management Plan.
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The Coastal Sharks Technical Committee (TC) met to review the 21st Southeast Data and Review Workshop (SEDAR 21) assessment of dusky, sandbar, and blacknose shark stocks and make management recommendations to the Spiny Dogfish & Coastal Sharks Management Board (Board) based on the assessment results. The meeting began with a review of current ASMFC and federal regulations that apply to these species followed by presentations of each assessment. The TC discussed the results and technical merits of each assessment before moving to management recommendations. Following the assessment review, NMFS Division of Highly Migratory Species (HMS) staff presented the TC with…
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