The Winter Flounder Technical Committee (TC) met via webinar to review the Gulf of Maine (GOM) and Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic (SNE/MA) stock assessments, commercial and recreational fishery trends, and federal specifications for fishing years 2023-2025 approved by New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC).
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 Red Drum Technical Committee (TC) and Stock Assessment Subcommittee (SAS) met via webinar on November 29, 2022 to review the draft Terms of Reference (TOR) and timeline for the upcoming 2024 benchmark stock assessment, as well as continue their discussion of the American Saltwater Guide Association’s offer to collect red drum data using an app.
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The TC met via conference call on October 27, 2022 to review updates to the Massachusetts Shad Habitat Plan and the Massachusetts and Maine River Herring Sustainable Fishery Management Plans (SFMPs).
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Under the annual process of the ARM Framework, the ARM Subcommittee recommends harvest specifications for the upcoming year based on the ARM Framework results. The Delaware Bay Ecosystem Technical Committee (DBETC) then reviews the ARM results and recent horseshoe crab and red knot monitoring data to provide a recommendation for harvest specifications to the Board. This year, because the Draft Addendum VIII has not been finalized, the ARM considered harvest specifications generated using the original ARM Framework as well as the 2021 ARM Framework Revision.
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This is the second Data Update and provides an update of last year’s review with the addition of 2021 data. Indicator status (negative, neutral, or positive – see table below) was determined relative to the percentiles of the stock assessment time series (i.e., data set start year through 2018).
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The Striped Bass Technical Committee (TC) and Stock Assessment Subcommittee (SAS) met via webinar on September 22, 2022 to discuss the 2022 stock assessment update report, discuss fishery-dependent sampling for the commercial fishery, and receive an update on Draft Addendum I.
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The TC met in July to continue their discussion on the second part of the task relating to the BMPs. At this time, the TC agrees that more information would be needed to make any recommendations for updating the BMPs or potential requirements for biomedical collection practices. If the Board wishes to pursue modifying the BMPs or considering new requirements, the TC recommends forming a Work Group to collect additional information and develop recommendations.
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Request for Board Guidance on Potential Reduction Measures following the 2022 Stock Assessment Update
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