At the May 2012 Lobster Board meeting the TC was tasked with looking at the effects of bottom tending mobile gear on lobster in response to management actions that could lift a prohibition on this type of gear in Closed Area II on Georges Bank.
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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Amendment 1 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Croaker directs the Atlantic Croaker Stock Assessment Subcommittee (SASC) to conduct a benchmark stock assessment every five years (ASMFC 2005). In each non-assessment year, the Atlantic Croaker Technical Committee (TC) is required to conduct a set of “trigger” exercises to review Atlantic croaker data. The first trigger is the only hard trigger which, if activated, initiates an assessment in a non-assessment year. If the TC notices substantial changes in one or more of the remaining triggers, the TC can also request that a stock assessment be conducted.
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The Spot Plan Review Team met June 20-21, 2012, and reviewed the Spot Management Triggers, as included in the Omnibus Amendment, for the 2011 fishing year. Although the Maryland Chesapeake Bay Seine Survey Index fell below the 10th percentile, the management trigger was not tripped, as none of the other four trigger indices fell below the 10th percentile.
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Objective: To address the ASMFC Weakfish Management Board tasks to (1) begin developing stock indicators for possible management use as the weakfish stocks begin to recover and (2) review trends in gear- and area-specific weakfish landings, 2007-2011.
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Review of Addendum I Management Measures. Review SARC 52 Gulf Of Maine Results and Technical Committee Recommendations. Massachusetts Gulf of Maine Winter Flounder Request.
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August 7- 9, 2012 in Alexandria, VA
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