Discuss Potential Impact of Possession Limits in the Atlantic Mackerel Fishery on the Atlantic Herring Area 1A Fishery (M. Ware); Technical Committee Report on Spawning Fish Sampling Protocols (R. Zobel) Possible Action; Consider Approval of 2018 Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance (M. Ware) Action
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 North Atlantic Shortfin Mako Stock Assessment, NOAA Fisheries Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Emergency Rule Measures and Amendment 11 (K. Brewster-Geisz); Technical Committee Report (K. Rootes-Murdy); Discuss Possible Board Comment to HMS on Amendment 11 (K. Rootes-Murdy); Discuss Potential Management Response (K. Rootes-Murdy) Possible Action; Review SEDAR 54 Sandbar Shark Stock Assessment (K. Brewster-Geisz); Technical Committee Report (K. Rootes-Murdy); Update on Endangered Species Act Status of Oceanic Whitetip Shark (C. Young); Technical Committee Report (K. Rootes-Murdy); Consider Approval of 2016 and 2017 Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance Reports (K. Rootes-Murdy) Action
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Consider Approval of Draft Scoping and Public Information Document for Allocation Amendment (M. Seeley, C. Starks) Action; Overview of Draft Scoping and Public Information Document
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Consider Approval of Summer Flounder Draft Amendment and Public Hearing Document for Public Comment (K. Dancy, K. Rootes-Murdy) Action: Review Management Alternatives and Presentation of Management Documents; Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management (J. Beaty, C. Starks) Possible Action: Overview of Black Sea Bass Recreational Management Discussion Document; Review Draft Alternatives for Framework/Addendum on Recreational Issues; and Review Preliminary February 2018 Black Sea Bass Recreational Harvest Estimates
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