At the May Board meeting the Technical Committee (TC) was tasked to provide the Board guidance on responding to the results of the 2009 lobster stock assessment. The TC suggests the Board adopt the reference points recommended in the stock assessment document rather than those recommended by the peer reviewers because they are more risk averse and reflect conditions experienced by the fishery in the last 25 years.
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 Coastal Sharks Technical Committee (TC) convened via phone conference on June 5, 2009 to review Draft Addendum I to the Interstate Fisheries Management Plan (Addendum I) for Atlantic Coastal Sharks and a New Hampshire de minimis proposal.
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Mandatory Region Delineations for the Summer Flounder Recreational Fishery
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At the request of the South Atlantic State-Federal Fisheries Management Board (Management Board), the Spot Plan Review Team (PRT) reported on available fishery-independent and fishery-dependent indices of abundance from Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina in 2007 and 2008.
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Slot Limit management for recreational summer flounder fishery
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The Weakfish Stock Assessment Subcommittee (SAS) met to review and select final model runs for the 2009 Weakfish Stock Assessment. The Weakfish Technical Committee (TC) met to review and approve the SAS’s work. Additional analytical and writing tasks were assigned to various committee members (see last page of the attached document).
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