This addendum establishes a rebuilding time frame for Southern New England (SNE) lobster stock. It sets management measures for Lobster Conservation Management Areas 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 that should aid in the rebuilding of the SNE lobster stock. The addendum also creates a species-specific mechanism of ensuring that a state meets its obligations under the plan in a way that minimizes the probability that a state’s delay in complying does not adversely affect other states’ fisheries or conservation of the resource.
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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Addendum XI for Public Comment
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The Red Drum Technical Committee met in Charleston, South Carolina for one day with the following objectives: review the benchmark stock assessment process and develop a preliminary assessment timeline; customize a standard data availability template; review state data, discuss data deficiencies, and identify methods for improvement; and continue a discussion of the FMP SPR objective.
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The Red Drum Stock Enhancement Subcommittee met on May 25, in Charleston, South Carolina for its first meeting. The objectives of the meeting were discussing an economic benefit-cost study on South Carolina’s stocking program, reviewing state status on stock enhancement, and determining next steps for the production of the stock enhancement guidelines document.
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The meeting of the Tautog Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Room of the Radisson Hotel Old Towne, Alexandria, Virginia, on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, and was called to order at 8:00 o’clock, a.m., by the Chairman, Dr. David Pierce.
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