The Technical Committee (TC) met in Norfolk, Virginia, on October 20th and 21st to review the draft Stock Assessment and respond to the requests of the Management Board.
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 ASMFC and NEFMC Herring Advisory Panels (APs) met jointly on October 26, 2005 to: 1) review ASMFC Draft Amendment 2 and develop AP recommendations for Section consideration regarding the selection of final management measures for Amendment 2; 2) review the NEFMC Draft Amendment 1/DSEIS document and public hearing document and develop AP recommendations for Committee/Council consideration regarding the selection of final management measures for Amendment 1; and 3) provide AP comments on the herring specifications proposed for the 2006 fishing year.
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The Atlantic Croaker Advisory Panel (AP) met on October 18, 2005 in Baltimore, MD. Gene Doebley, vice-chair of the AP ran the meeting in the absence of the Chair, Bill Windley. Nancy Wallace gave a presentation on Draft Amendment 1 to the Atlantic Croaker FMP for public comment. The AP members asked questions and then went through the Draft Amendment 1 to the Atlantic Croaker Fishery Management Plan. The following is a list of consensus statements from the AP members who attended the meeting. It should be noted that those in attendance were all recreational fishermen. There were no commercial…
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Recommendations for Weakfish Management and Research
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The meeting of the Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Salon C of the Marriott Seaview Resort and Spa, Galloway, New Jersey, on Monday, October 31, 2005, and was called to order at 8:00 o’clock, a.m., by Chairman Jack Travelstead.
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The purpose of this meeting was to review updated information on the status of the spiny dogfish stock and to recommend management measures consistent with achieving the target fishing mortality rate in the upcoming 2006 fishing year.
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