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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Consider Draft Amendment VI for Public Comment (M. Yuen) Action.
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The Atlantic Menhaden Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, May 22, 2013, and was called to order at 8:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Louis Daniel.
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The Atlantic Herring Section of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, May 20, 2013, and was called to order at 10:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman David Pierce.
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The South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, May 23, 2013, and was called to order at 11:07 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Louis Daniel.
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The Horseshoe Crab Technical Committee (HSC TC), Delaware Bay Ecosystem Technical Committee (DBETC), Shorebird Advisory Panel (Shorebird AP), Adaptive Resource Management Subcommittee (ARM Subcommittee) and Horseshoe Crab Stock Assessment Subcommittee (HSC SAS) met to review and discuss the Delaware Bay Egg Survey. The call began with an overview of the issue followed by a discussion concerning the usefulness of the survey in relation to shorebird and horseshoe crab management in New Jersey and along the Atlantic Coast. Following these discussions, a plan was laid out to move forward with the review of the survey in the future.
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The Coastal Shark Advisory Panel (AP) had a conference call to review Draft Addendum II to the Coastal Sharks FMP. The call began with the background and purpose of Draft Addendum II. The various options in the Addendum were then outlined and the AP discussed each issue at length.
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