The Striped Bass Technical Committee (TC) met via conference call to develop a work plan to address a charge from the Management Board. In addition, the TC reviewed a draft letter for the Management Board to NMFS regarding MRIP survey coverage, and discussed the status of the 2009 Cooperative Winter Tagging Cruise.
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 Striped Bass Technical Committee (TC) met via conference call to review two proposals from Maryland for alternative management and review analyses prepared in response to the Management Board’s task on management objectives. The TC also discussed the status of the 2009 Cooperative Winter Tagging Cruise and observations on the 2008 fishery.
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The Technical Committee (TC) met via conference call to: 1) review a Stock Assessment Subcommittee (SAS) recommendation on updated biological reference points (BRPs); 2) review proposals from Delaware and Pennsylvania for alternative management in the Delaware Estuary; and 3) hear an update on North Carolina’s assessment efforts for the Albemarle/Roanoke stock.
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The Technical Committee (TC) held a web-based conference call on July 10th to respond to two tasks assigned by the Management Board. The Board asked the TC to review and comment on: (1) estimates of mortality from biomedical bleeding of horseshoe crabs; and (2) the Stock Assessment Subcommittee’s update on status of population in the Delaware Bay region.
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The Coastal Sharks Technical Committee (TC) convened via phone conference to give recommendations for smooth dogfish quota and possession limits; small coastal sharks (SCS) possession limits; large coastal sharks (LCS) possession limits; and pelagic sharks possession limits.
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Amendment 2 to the Summer Flounder Fishery Management Plan (FMP) requires that the Summer Flounder Monitoring Committee meet annually to review the best available biological and fisheries data and make recommendations regarding total allowable landings (TAL) and associated management measures.
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The workgroup met to compile, organize, and critically evaluate all available fishery dependent data, fishery independent data, and life history information that will be used to conduct the 2008-2009 weakfish stock assessment. At the conclusion of the workshop, the workgroup discussed possible approaches for conducting the assessment.
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The following are responses of the Technical Committee to questions regarding slot limits for summer flounder posed to them at a meeting held in NH on June 24, 2008. The questions were designed to explore the biological and management implications of a slot limit in the coast wide recreational summer flounder fishery.
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