The Atlantic Menhaden Technical Committee (TC) met by conference call on November 21 and 29, 2012 to discuss biological implications of the options outlined in Draft Amendment 2 to the Menhaden FMP. In addition, the TC addressed Board assigned tasks of identifying appropriate biological sample size and implications for overall reproductive potential from various harvest allocation strategies.
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 Menhaden Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened at the Best Western Plus Hotel and Conference Center, Baltimore Maryland Friday morning, December 14, 2012 and was called to order at 8:30 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Louis Daniel.
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Addendum I to Amendment 2, approved in November 2012, provides flexibility to set a hard total allowable catch (TAC), allocate the TAC by gear type (including a transferability provision), and close the fishery when a percentage of the TAC is reached to prevent overages from late and incomplete reporting. Additionally, the document establishes a set aside harvest for research and details optional gear modifications to minimize the retention of small shrimp. Addendum I also contains an appendix of limited entry programs that were in the developmental stages when this document went out for public comment. Considering these limited entry programs…
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Input on Draft Addendum I
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The Advisory Panel met on November 19, 2012 to make recommendation to the Board on the Draft Amendment 2 to the ISFMP for Atlantic Menhaden.
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 22, 2012, and was called to order at 9:25 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Douglas Grout.
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In response to updated stock status information and federal action to substantially increase the GOM winter flounder state waters annual catch limit subcomponent, the Board initiated Addendum II to Amendment 1 of the Winter Flounder Interstate FMP. This Addendum changes commercial and recreational management measures for the state waters component of the GOM stock only. Specifically, it increases the maximum possession limit for non-federally permitted commercial vessels to 500 pounds. It also removes the 11% reduction in F for the recreational fishery and allows states the option to open their recreational fishing season year-round.
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