Set Fishery Specifications for the 2018/2019 Season Final Action; Review Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Recommended 2018 Specifications (M. Appelman); Set 2018/2019 Specifications (D. Borden); Consider 2017 Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance Reports (M. Appelman) 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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Amendment 1 for Final Approval (T. Kerns) Final Action; Consider 2017 Tautog Fishery Management Plan Review (for the 2015 and 2016 Fishing Years) and State Compliance Reports (C. Starks) Action
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Southern New England Lobster Working Group Possible Action — Report on Future Management of the Stock (M. Ware); Consider Lobster Draft Addendum XXVI and Jonah Crab Addendum III for Public Comment, if available Possible Action — Technical Committee Report on Harvester Reporting and Biological Sampling (K. Reardon); State and Federal Inconsistencies in LCMA 4 Season Closure (M. Ware) Possible Action; Consider Postponed Motion to Address Inconsistencies (Move to (1), allow LCMA 4 fishermen the ability to continue fishing fixed lobster gear for other legal species such as Jonah crab, during the closed period and (2), exempt closed seasons from the most…
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