Fisheries Management
The Interstate Fisheries Management Program (ISFMP) serves as the core of decision-making, where species management boards establish regulations to conserve fishery resources, supported by an active participation framework. The ISFMP Policy Board oversees this, monitoring stock performance and policy implementation with representation from all member states and several federal agencies.
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Review and Discuss Proposed Rule and Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Proposed Modifications for 2021 (J. Anderson); Consider Management Response to the 2020 American Lobster Benchmark Stock Assessment and Peer Review (D. McKiernan) Possible Action; Review Stock Status, Reference Points and Assessment Recommendations (C. Starks); Discuss Development of Draft Addendum XXVII on Gulf of Maine Resiliency (C. Starks); Discuss Potential for Conducting a Management Strategy Evaluation for the American Lobster Fishery (B. Shank/J. Kipp); Discuss Executive Order on Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument (C. Starks) Possible Action; Review and Populate Jonah Crab…
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Review State Membership on Species Management Boards (T. Kerns) Action; Review State Declared Species of Interest; Discuss Recreational Management Reform Initiative (J. Beaty) Possible Action (This agenda item will be discussed jointly with the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Coucil.)
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