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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NEW JERSEY’S STRIPED BASS CONSERVATION EQUIVALENCY PROPOSAL FOR 2004
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The Atlantic Menhaden Technical Committee (TC) met on September 23, 2004 in Manchester, NH for the first non-assessment year review of the stock of Atlantic menhaden. In August, 2004 the Atlantic Menhaden Management Board approved Addendum 1 to Amendment 1 to the Atlantic Menhaden Fishery Management Plan (FMP).
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The TC reviewed the tautog landings from the various states. Two trends of note were that states that implemented management reductions saw recreational declines while states that did not implement management reductions saw increases in recreational catches.
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The Atlantic Menhaden Technical Committee determined the attached research priorities to examine the possibility of localized depletion of Atlantic menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay.
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The Herring Plan Development Team (PDT) met jointly with the ASMFC Herring Technical Committee (TC) on May 5, 2004 in Mansfield, MA to update stock and fishery information and develop recommendations regarding the specifications for the 2005 fishing year (January 1 – December 31, 2005). This Report includes the Herring PDT and TC’s recommendations regarding the 2005 fishery specifications as well as updated stock/fishery information and supporting analyses.
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An Expanded Multispecies Virtual Population Analysis Approach (MSVPAX) to Evaluate Predator-Prey Interactions in Exploited Fish Ecosystems
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The Technical Committee (TC) met in Baltimore on February 5th and 6th to review the draft Stock Assessment and respond to the requests of the Management Board.
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