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.
Committee Summaries and Reports to the Board
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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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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The Spiny Dogfish Technical Committee met with the Mid-Atlantic and New England Fishery Management Councils’ Spiny Dogfish Monitoring Committee on September 24, 2004 in Manchester, New Hampshire to set the specifications for the 2005-2006 fishing year. The Monitoring and Technical Committees reviewed the most recent information on the status of the stock prior to recommending the annual quota and possession limits for the 2005-2006 fishing year.
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