Consider Addendum XXXII on Repealing Gauge and Vent Size Changes of Addendum XXVII for Final Approval (C. Starks) Final Action; Update from Maine and New Hampshire on Industry Meetings; Report from Lobster Conservation Management Team Area 3; Update on Joint New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Alternative Gear Marking Amendment; Update on American Lobster Benchmark Stock Assessment
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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Update on 2027 Benchmark Stock Assessment; Review and Consider Stock Assessment Terms of Reference; Review and Populate Stock Assessment Subcommittee Membership; Consider Approval of Draft Addendum III on Future Management Measures, Commercial Tagging, and Total Length Measurement for Public Comment; Technical Committee Report on Stock Projections; Maryland Proposal for Recreational Season Baseline Option
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New Hampshire Fish and Game Law Enforcement Case Study; Review and Discuss Commission Species, including Bluefish Uncertainty Tool; Review and Discuss Ongoing Enforcement Activities (Closed Session); State Agency Reports; ASMFC Website Review
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Consider Final Report from Work Group on Precautionary Management in Chesapeake Bay; Progress Update on 2025 Ecological Reference Point Benchmark Stock Assessment; Provide Direction to Technical Committee on 2026-2028 Stock Projections
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Revisions to Advisory Panel Membership
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Combined materials for all Boards convening at the ASMFC Spring Meeting
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Consider Amendment 4 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Northern Shrimp for Final Approval; Consider Noncompliance Recommendations, if necessary
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Consider Addendum IX on Multi-year Specifications for Male-Only Harvest of Delaware Bay-origin Horseshoe Crabs for Final Approval (Review Options and Public Comment Summary; Advisory Panel Report); Adaptive Resource Management Subcommittee Report (Recommendations Regarding Possible Changes to Reward/Utility Functions); Review and Populate Advisory Panel Membership
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