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 Tautog Technical Committee (TC) and Stock Assessment Subcommittee (SAS) held a joint conference call to develop a standardized protocol for the short‐term projections that will be done as part of the assessment update. In addition, the group also discussed some questions regarding ASAP input data and model configuration, and reviewed the update report outline.
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of the Westin Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, August 4, 2016, and was called to order at 10:10 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Dave Borden.
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The Board initiated Addendum IV to the FMP to propose consistent management measures for smoothhound sharks between state and federal waters with the following motion: Move to initiate an addendum to the coastal sharks FMP to address a disconnect of the processing at sea. Commercial fisherman can fully dress (remove head and fin and gut at sea) smooth dogfish if at least 25% of retained catch is smooth dogfish.
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The purpose of this Addendum is to further modify the bycatch provision for Atlantic menhaden. Currently, Amendment 2 (Section 4.2.1.7) provides for a 6,000 pound per vessel per day bycatch limit. This addendum adds flexibility to the current bycatch provision by allowing two licensed individuals, who are allowed to separately harvest up to 6,000 pounds of menhaden on different vessels, to harvest up to 12,000 pounds of menhaden bycatch when working together from the same fishing vessel using stationary multi‐species gear.
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