The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Herring Advisory Panel (AP) met via conference call on April 10, 2017 to discuss the management alternatives in Draft Addendum I.
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 American Lobster Advisory Panel (AP) met via conference call on April 11, 2017 to review the comments given at the Draft Addendum XXV public hearings and provide AP recommendations to the Board. Each AP member was given the opportunity to comment on the issues in the addendum and provide general comments about lobster management. The following is a summary of the discussion had by the AP and their preferred management alternatives.
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The Stock Assessment Subcommittee met to discuss preliminary results of trend analyses and emerging issues. SAS members agreed with a April 7th deadline for circulating preliminary results of all trend analyses to the full SAS.
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The Shad and River Herring Technical Committee (TC) met via conference call to review sustainable fishery management plans (SFMP) from Florida (shad), Georgia (shad) and South Carolina (blueback herring).
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The Tautog Technical Committee and Stock Assessment Sub‐Committee met in Arlington, Virginia to review the preliminary options for alternative management measures that will be included in Draft Amendment 1. The TC analyses are in response to the Tautog Management Board’s request for the TC to evaluate consistent management measures across each region: Delaware‐Maryland‐Virginia (DelMarVa); New Jersey‐New York Bight (NJ‐NYB); Long Island Sound (LIS); Massachusetts‐Rhode Island (MA‐RI). A summary of the options that have been (or will be) prepared are below.
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