These reflect the guidance given to the Plan Development Team (PDT) at the August Section meeting—to, primarily, develop options that protect spawning fish in the Gulf of Maine. The Section will consider options for public comment when it meets on November 2, 2015.
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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Issue 1: Regional Management. Issue 3: Management Measures
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The Coastal Sharks Technical Committee (TC) held a conference call to discuss the proposed 2016 fishery specifications, the final rule for Amendment 6 to the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan, review the Atlantic smooth dogfish (smoothhound shark) stock assessment, review the proposed rule on HMS Amendment 9, and recommend a species for the 2018 SEDAR benchmark stock assessment.
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of The Westin Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, August 4, 2015, and was called to order at 12:45 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Dan McKiernan.
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The Commission has developed an Interstate Fishery Management Plan (or FMP) for Jonah crab under the authority of the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act (ACFCMA 1993). The development of the FMP was prompted by the American Lobster Board’s concern for potential impacts to the status of the Jonah crab resource given the recent and rapid increase in landings.
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