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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Connecticut Conservation Equivalency Proposal. Maryland Poaching Events. North Carolina Discarding Events
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The ASMFC Delaware Bay Ecosystem Technical Committee (DBETC) met on January 24 and 25, 2011 in Arlington, Virginia. Previously, the Horseshoe Crab Management Board felt that there were technical components to the harvest allocation method presented by John Sweka at the August 5, 2010 Board meeting, upon which they requested input from the DBETC prior to the development of a draft addendum. This report responds to the Board’s request and summarizes the DBETC discussions regarding the allocation process and their technical judgments
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The Coastal Sharks Technical Committee (TC) convened via phone conference to make recommendations for coastal sharks specifications in 2011. The Interstate Fisheries Management Plan for Atlantic Coastal Sharks allows the Spiny Dogfish & Coastal Sharks Management Board (Board) to set a quota for smooth dogfish only, and possession limits for the Large Coastal (LCS), Small Coastal (SCS), Pelagic and Smooth Dogfish Species Groups for up to 5 years. The FMP specifies that the TC will review the best available data and make quota and possession limit recommendations to the Board prior to specifications being set. The Board set a 33…
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Specification Recommendations for May 2011 – April 2012 Spiny Dogfish Fishing Season
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Review of Amendment 1 Triggers and 2010 Fishery to Date. Presentation and discussion of %MSP Report. Presentation and discussion of simulation study plan to test appropriateness of F‐based ref points. Presentation and discussion of abundance‐based reference points
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