The purpose of this meeting was to review updated information on the status of the spiny dogfish stock and to recommend management measures consistent with achieving the target fishing mortality rate in the upcoming 2006 fishing year.
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 Croaker Technical Committee met at the request of the South Atlantic State-Federal Fisheries Management Board on September 26, 2005 in Alexandria, VA. The three major agenda items for the Technical Committee to address were; 1) Develop triggers for Atlantic croaker stock assessments; 2) Finalize monitoring requirements for Amendment 1 and; 3) Discuss Atlantic croaker SPRs.
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There were two major issues that were discussed during this call. 1) A possible split of the Atlantic croaker management unit at Cape Hatteras. 2) Monitoring requirements to be included in Amendment 1.
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The meeting was attended by representatives from FL, NY, NJ, MD, NC, RI, CT, and DE. Three topics were on the agenda: sampling requirements, projections of stock status, and management tactics for reducing F based on current fishery catches.
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The Technical Committee met in Raleigh, NC, on April 13 and 14, 2005.
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Topics: Advise the Management Board on likely causes for low recruitment in Chesapeake Bay and a comparison of recruitment trends in other estuaries along the coast. Review the Stock Assessment model. Evaluate Ecological Reference points and recruitment indices for Chesapeake Bay and advise the Management Board.
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