The Striped Bass Advisory Panel (AP) met via conference call to receive an update from staff on two striped bass management issues that are currently not being discussed at the Management Board‐level: 1) the EEZ Transit Zone Clarification and Access Act (H.R. 3070), and 2) the western North Atlantic squid resource.
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 Plan Development Team (PDT) met via conference call on March 23, 2016 to develop potential management objectives for the Southern New England (SNE) stock, a task assigned by the Lobster Board at the February meeting.
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The American Lobster Technical Committee (TC) met on March 14th to complete tasks assigned by the American Lobster Management Board (Board) in November 2015 and to address followup questions from the February 2016 Board meeting. These included impacts to the stock from gauge size changes, comparative sources of mortality, stock‐recruit relationships, the costs and benefits of standardizing regulations in Southern New England (SNE), the attainability of recalculated reference points, and the need for a new comprehensive tagging study.
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The Striped Bass Technical Committee (TC) met via conference call to review submitted state metadata and discuss whether or not additional data collection is necessary in preparation for the 2018 benchmark stock assessment.
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Technical Committee members from Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts reviewed essential elements of the new spawning area closure monitoring system including tasks, individual participation and dates.
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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, February 2, 2016, and was called to order at 9:01 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Dave Borden.
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