The meeting of the Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Salon C of the Marriott Seaview Resort and Spa, Galloway, New Jersey, on Wednesday, November 2, 2005, and was called to order at 1:45 o’clock, p.m., by Chairman Mark Gibson.
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 II was initiated by the Atlantic Menhaden Management Board in February 2005 to address two issues: a cap on the Atlantic menhaden harvest and a research program for Atlantic menhaden in Chesapeake Bay.
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The Shrimp Advisory Panel met at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland, Maine, on October 27, 2005. The Panel met to discuss the 2005 assessment and make recommendations for the 2005-2006 fishing season.
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