Consider Approval of 2019 Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance (M. Appelman) Action; Discuss Work Group Report on Issues to be Considered in the Next Management Document (M. Ware, M. Gary)
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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ASMFC Summer Meeting Webinar – August 3 – 6, 2020
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In October 2019, the Board requested the TC review the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designation of an ocean dredge material disposal site located near Isles of Shoals off the coast of New Hampshire. The Board requested the TC review the designated disposal site and its potential impact on Atlantic herring spawning based on concerns raised by AP Chair.
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The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s (Council’s) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel (AP) met jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (Commission’s) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass AP on July 29, 2020. The purpose of the meeting was to provide an update on Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and Monitoring Committee recommendations for 2021 specifications for all three species, for the AP to provide recommendations to the Council and Board on the February 2021recreational black sea bass fishery, and for the AP to review and comment on draft alternatives for the Summer Flounder, Scup,…
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