The Atlantic Menhaden Technical Committee (TC) met on January 8, 2002 in Raleigh, NC to examine and respond to a number of issues that the Menhaden Management Board identified.
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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FMP Discussion included Amendment 4, Addendum III, and Addendum IV. Also, Technical Committee Review of Trawl Survey Trends 2001, and Review of Area 2 Proposal.
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The Technical Committee (TC) reviewed the annual compliance reports of 2000 spawning stock surveys by participating states. After discussion, the TC unanimously recommended approval of the reports. As part of this review, the TC discussed the requirement for analysis of recreational harvest and effort.
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The Atlantic Menhaden Technical Committee met in Richmond, Virginia on May 30 – 31, 2001 to assess the current status of the Atlantic menhaden with a focus on the new benchmarks in Amendment I, review IWP applications, consider recent state management actions, and formulate management recommendations to the Atlantic Menhaden Management Board.
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*Presentation by Larry Jacobson: “Reference Points; What They Are and What Examples are Available for Crustacean Fisheries.” *Presentation by Dick Allen: “Missing the Boat. Why Economics Beats Biology in Providing Fishery Management Guidance”. Measuring Conservation Equivalency
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