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.
-
-
The Spiny Dogfish Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, August 6, 2014, and was called to order at 3:30 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Mark Gibson.
-
-
The Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, August 6, 2014, and was called to order at 3:55 o’clock p.m. by Chairman David Pierce.
-
-
NOAA Fisheries is developing an agency-wide saltwater recreational fishing policy which outlines a set of principles to guide its actions and decisions over the long-term. The policy will share basic tenets with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). While the MSA outlines the legal requirements, this new policy will make clear the values NOAA will keep in mind when implementing the law. Further, the policy will serve as the underpinning to the agency’s recreational fishing action agenda, which is updated every 4 years. The workshop will be the Commission’s opportunity to provide input to NOAA on what should…
-
-
-
Get Hooked on ASMFC News
Dive into the latest updates and catch all the important news by joining our newsletter mailing list. Stay in the loop with meeting agendas, fisheries management news, and more.