The Advisory Panel met via conference call on April 23, 2012 to make recommendation to the Board on the Public Information Document for draft Amendment 2 the ISFMP for Atlantic Menhaden.
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 Herring Advisory Panel (AP) held a conference call to review New England Fishery Management Council (NEMFC) Draft Amendment 5 to the Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Herring (Amendment 5). The Atlantic Herring Section (Section) asked the AP to provide feedback on Draft Amendment 5, which they will consider when developing written comments to the NEFMC on the document.
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The amendment covers all three species with management requirements being set by species. This document details how Maryland will implement Amendment requirements pertaining to Spanish mackerel.
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The Horseshoe Crab Technical Committee (TC) met to review new tagging requests submitted to the US Fish and Wildlife Service (US FWS). The TC also discussed how to conduct field trials using the horseshoe crab artificial bait in the conch and eel fisheries. Finally, the TC reviewed a recently published paper concerning sublethal effects of biomedical bleeding on horseshoe crabs.
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, February 7, 2012, and was called to order at 8:30 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Douglas Grout.
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Addendum VII establishes a management program for the Delaware Bay Region (i.e., coastal and bay waters of New Jersey and Delaware, and coastal waters only of Maryland and Virginia).
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