St. Simons Island, GA October 27 – 31, 2013
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 Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Lanier Ballroom of The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort, St. Simons Island, Georgia, October 29, 2013, and was called to order at 2:30 o’clock p.m. by Chairman David Pierce.
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The Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Lanier Ballroom of The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort, St. Simons Island, Georgia, October 29, 2013, and was called to order at 8:30 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Thomas O’Connell.
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The Atlantic Menhaden Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Lanier Ballroom of The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort, St. Simons Island, Georgia, October 28, 2013, and was called to order at 3:10 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Robert H. Boyles, Jr.
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The Atlantic Herring Section of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Lanier Ballroom of The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort, St. Simons Island, Georgia, October 28, 2013, and was called to order at 8:30 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Terry Stockwell.
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The Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Technical Committee (TC) met to discuss approaches for setting future recreational measures. The TC reviewed two projects‐ A Model to Evaluate Recreational Management Measures by John Ward ; and Summer Flounder Management Strategy Evaluation by Mike Wilberg and John Weidenmann‐ to assess their utility in informing the recreational specification process. Listed below are the summary reviews of each project, followed by more detailed review notes. Both models have the potential to inform the management process but need further evaluation before the TC recommends the models for management use. It should be noted…
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The Delaware Bay Ecosystem Technical Committee (DBETC) met to review the Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) harvest output for the 2014 fishing year. The DBETC also reviewed horseshoe crab surveys. Usually, the DBETC also reviews shorebird surveys; however, the committee was not able to do so this year due to extenuating circumstances.
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