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 Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Herring Management Board members from Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts set the effort control measures for the 2024 Area 1A (inshore Gulf of Maine) fishery for June 1 – September 30.
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Executive Committee Report (J. Cimino); 2024 State of the Ecosystem Report (S. Gaichas); Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel Progress Report for Industry- Base Survey Pilot Program (D. Salerno/H. Hart); Consider Revised Guidelines for Resource Managers on the Enforceability of Fishery Management Measures (K. Blanchard); Stock Assessment Updates (K. Drew)
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Review Action by the Mid-Atlantic and New England Fishery Management Councils (MAFMC and NEFMC) to Reduce Sturgeon Bycatch and Consider Complementary Action; Review MAFMC and NEFMC Final Action (K. Cisneros); Review Consistency of Federal and State Management of Spiny Dogfish (J. Boyle)
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