The ASMFC 2011 Summer Meeting was Aug. 1–4, 2011 in Alexandria, VA
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 Striped Bass Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, August 1, 2011, and was called to order at 4:25 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Jack Travelstead.
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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, August 2, 2011, and was called to order at 4:15 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Louis Daniel.
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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, August 4, 2011, and was called to order at 9:07 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Robert H. Boyles, Jr.
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The Advisory Panel convened via conference call on July 29th to review and provide feedback on two documents: 1) MAFMC Amendment 14 Management Options; and 2) Increasing Coordination between Councils and Commission. Kate Taylor recapped the AP’s previous recommendations on ocean bycatch (developed during Amendment 2 and Amendment 3) and then provided the AP with an overview of the alternative sets contained in the current draft of Mid-Atlantic Council’s Amendment 14 Discussion Document.
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Review and discussion of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Amendment 14 (Am14) alternatives to address shad and river herring (SRH) catch in the squid, mackerel, and butterfish (SMB) fisheries, and to discuss increased coordination between the Councils and the Commission.
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The Advisory Panel (AP) met on June 7, 2011 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The two main agenda items were (1) review public comment regarding the Public Information Document (PID) for Amendment 2 to the FMP for Northern Shrimp; and (2) make recommendations to the Section on management options appropriate for the northern shrimp fishery.
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