Report to the Atlantic Herring Section: Potential issues and considerations with Georges Bank/Nantucket Shoals off shore spawning area
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 transcribed proceedings for the following Boards are unavailable due to technical difficulties. The following meeting summaries and motions will serve as an overview of the Boards’ discussions and actions.
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The Tautog 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 12:20 o’clock p.m. by Chairman William J. Goldsborough.
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The Horseshoe Crab Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 24, 2012, and was called to order at 1:30 o’clock p.m. by Chairman David Simpson.
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Review Wave 4 Recreational Data for Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass (T. Kerns) — Potential Actions in the Federal Fishery Management Plan if Catch Levels Exceed Recreational Annual Catch Limits. Overview of 2013 Recreational Management Process for Black Sea Bass (T. Kerns) — Consider Initiation of an Addendum to Allow for Management Tools Other than Coastwide Measures Action.
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Set 2013/2014+ Spiny Dogfish Specifications Action — Spawning Stock Biomass and Reference Point Update (J. Armstrong). Update on Draft Amendment 3 to Federal Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan (D. Chesky). Set 2013 Coastal Sharks Specifications (G. Skomal) Action.
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