The Atlantic Sturgeon Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Hampton Roads Ballroom V of the Marriott Waterside Hotel, Norfolk, Virginia, October 18, 2017, and was called to order at 10:15 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Adam Nowalsky.
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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The Black Sea Bass Recreational Working Group (Rec WG) met via conference call to discuss the proposed options in Draft Addendum XXX and make recommendations regarding the options to be included in the document for public comment. The following is a summary of the Rec WG’s discussion and subsequent revisions to the Draft Addendum. Please note that bolded sections in the following summary indicate revisions made to the Draft Addendum XXX document based on the Rec WG’s recommendations.
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The Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Hampton Roads Ballroom V of the Marriott Waterside Hotel, Norfolk, Virginia, October 19, 2017, and was called to order at 8:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman James J. Gilmore.
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The Atlantic Herring Section of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Hampton Roads Ballroom V of the Marriott Waterside Hotel, Norfolk, Virginia, October 16, 2017, and was called to order at 3:51 o’clock p.m. by Chairman G. Ritchie White.
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The South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Hampton Roads Ballroom V of the Marriott Waterside Hotel, Norfolk, Virginia, October 19, 2017, and was called to order at 12:38 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Jim Estes.
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Consider Cobia Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Final Approval (L. Daniel) Final Action; Review Maryland Proposal for Black Drum Commercial Harvest (L. Fegley) Action; Progress Report on Potential Adjustments to Atlantic Croaker and Spot Traffic Light Analyses (J. Kipp); Consider 2017 Fishery Management Plan Reviews and State Compliance Reports (M. Schmidtke) Action: Red Drum, Black Drum, and Spotted Seatrout; Discuss Removal of Spotted Seatrout from Commission Management (M. Duval) Possible Action
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