Review and Discuss White Paper on Fishery Performance and Alternative Management Tools (A. Harp, R. White) Possible Action; Set 2017 Atlantic Herring Specifications for Area 1A Final 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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Review Revisions to the Conservation Equivalency Guidance Document (T. Kerns) Final Action; Update on the Climate Change Working Group (T. Kerns); Discuss Risk and Uncertainty Policy Workgroup White Paper (J. McNamee); Review and Consider the Sciaenid Habitat Source Document; Review State Reports on Climate Change Initiatives; Review the Draft Letter to BOEM Regarding Seismic Testing
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Review Timeline of Menhaden Activities through 2019 (M. Ware); Set 2017 Atlantic Menhaden Fishery Specifications Final Action; Review Stock Projections and Trends in Recent Juvenile Abundance Indices (J. McNamee); Consider Postponed Motion to Set the 2017 Total Allowable Catch (TAC); Motion to set the 2017 Coastal TAC for the Atlantic Menhaden Fishery at 225,456 metric tons (20% Increase); Consider Draft Amendment 3 Public Information Document for Public Comment Action; Review of “The Fate of an Atlantic Menhaden Year Class”; Biological Ecological Reference Points Working Group Progress Report (S. Madsen)
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Review and Consider Approval of the 2017 ASMFC Action Plan Action
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