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,…
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 Stock Assessment Update Schedule. Review SAS membership. Update on Commercial Tagging Program; Objective: Get feedback from states on implementation of tagging program
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