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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Addendum XXX establishes management of the recreational black sea bass fishery for the 2018 fishing year and beyond. The management unit for black sea bass in US waters is the western Atlantic Ocean from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina northward to the US-Canadian border.
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This Addendum addresses these issues by improving the resolution and quality of data collected in the lobster and Jonah crab fisheries. The goals of this addendum are to: 1) utilize the latest technology to improve reporting; 2) collect greater effort data; 3) increase the spatial resolution of harvester reporting; and 4) advance the collection of biological data offshore.
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Review of the 2017 Groundfish operational stock assessment for Gulf of Maine and Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Winter Flounder stocks
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The Climate Change Work Group was tasked with developing science, policy, and management strategies to assist the Commission with adapting its management to changes in species abundance and distribution resulting from climate change impacts. This document is intended to be a guidance document that will evolve as additional information becomes available.
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February 6-8, 2018 in Arlington, VA
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The Weakfish Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Jefferson Ballroom of the Westin Crystal City Hotel, Arlington, Virginia; Wednesday, February 7, 2018, and was called to order at 11:30 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Rob O’Reilly.
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