NOAA Fisheries Service’s Northeast Regional Office contracted the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASFMC) to host a workshop on Atlantic sturgeon research protocols in response to the results from the Atlantic sturgeon status review and potential listing of the species.
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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While mangers have traditionally relied on analytical methods to help them make informed choices on a singlespecies basis, few analytical tools are available to evaluate decisions at the ecosystem level. The Expanded Multispecies Virtual Population Analysis (MSVPA-X) was conceived to support to fisheries management decisions made in a multispecies context.
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The purpose of the call was to finalize recommendations to the Shad and River Herring Management Board prior to the Annual Meeting.
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This report summarizes the discussions and recommendations from a joint meeting of the ASMFC’s Spiny Dogfish Technical Committee (TC) and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Spiny Dogfish Monitoring Committee (MC) that was held on September 19, 2007 and two three-hour conference calls on October 2, 2007 and October 4, 2007.
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The Red Drum Technical Committee (TC) met via conference call to discuss the following items related to the upcoming stock assessment: data collection method, data background collection, updates on addressing data deficiencies, and the assessment timeline. The TC last met 5/24/07.
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The Coastal Sharks Technical Committee (TC) held a two-day meeting in Annapolis Maryland on September 24 and 25, 2007. The meeting began with some background information including a summary of the Spiny Dogfish & Coastal Shark Management Board Summer meeting, an overview of the proposed alternatives contained in federal Amendment II, and update of the Small Coastal Shark (SCS) review workshop.
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The Technical Committee (TC) met with the main objective of reviewing the 2007 trigger exercises and determining what would be presented to the Board. Other agenda items included electing a chair and vice chair and considering the timeline for the next assessment. The TC last met on August 29, 2006.
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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 the commercial quota and other management measures. This memorandum summarizes fisheries data for summer flounder and details the staff position on the 2008 total allowable landings level (TAL) and management measures for the commercial fishery.
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