The Technical Committee (TC) met in Baltimore on February 5th and 6th 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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Review and evaluate scientific papers and letters. Examine the issue of localized depletion within Chesapeake Bay. Determine if ecologically relevant reference points can be derived for the Chesapeake Bay. Review Amendment 1 to the Atlantic Menhaden FMP and determine if the management measures achieve the objectives laid out in the plan regarding the ecological role of menhaden.
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During this conference call, the primary topic was preparation for the stock assessment during 2004. We discussed whether it would be practical to update through 2003 or only for 2001 and 2002.
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This addendum proposes a management system that will constrain the recreational scup fishery to the coastwide recreational harvest limit; and allow states to customize scup recreational management measures in order to deal with burden issues associated with the implementation of coastwide measures. It also proposes a management process that minimizes the administrative burden when implementing conservation equivalency.
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The meeting of the American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Terrace Room of the Roosevelt Hotel, New York, New York, on Wednesday, December 17, 2003, and was called to order at 7:30 o’clock, a.m., by Chairman George Lapointe.
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The purpose of this Addendum, which is proposed by the states under Amendment 12, is to establish a program wherein any state which exceeds its recreational harvest limit for summer flounder in 2003 and beyond will receive a reduction from its future recreational harvest limits.
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