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 Atlantic Herring Technical Committee (TC) convened via phone conference on October 9, 2007. This conference was initiated because the ASMFC and NMFS have different TAC specifications for Area 1A (ASMFC 50,000 mt; NMFS 45,000 mt) and Area 3 (ASMFC 55,000 mt; NMFS 60,000 mt) for the 2008 and 2009 fishing seasons.
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This conference was in response to the Atlantic Herring Section tasking the TC to give feedback advice for an addendum to achieve the goals of the following motion. Move to initiate an addendum (Addendum I) to include the following: – Monthly or bimonthly quotas with payback and carry over; – Determination of landing and fishing days; – No fishing prior to June 1; – Timely reporting of state registered landings; – and Restriction on harvest of juvenile fish
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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.
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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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