Review Results of Eel and Whelk Bait Practices Survey (R. Sysak); Consider 2018 Benchmark Stock Assessment Terms of Reference (K. Anstead) Action; Set 2018 Harvest Specifications Final Action; Review Horseshoe Crab and Red Knot Indices of Abundance for 2017 Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) Model Runs (K. Anstead); Consider 2017 Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance Reports (M. Schmidtke) 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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Discuss Shad Stock Assessment Process Recommendations (J. Kipp); Consider Approval of Shad and River Herring Sustainable Fishery Management Plans (SFMPs) Final Action; Review SFMPs and Technical Committee Memo (B. Chase): Connecticut – Updated Shad SFMP, Potomac River Fisheries Commission – Updated Shad SFMP, North Carolina – Updated Shad SFMP, South Carolina – Updated Shad SFMP, Georgia – Updated Shad SFMP, and Virginia –Bycatch Plan; Consider 2017 Shad and River Herring Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance Reports (C. Starks) Action
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Set 2018 Atlantic Herring Specifications for Area 1A (T. Kerns) Final Action; Discuss Role of Section in Research Set Aside Process (R. White); Discuss New England Fishery Management Council Participation in ASMFC Herring Management (T. Kerns) Possible Action
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