Review of Amendment 6 State Implementation Proposals. Striped Bass Ageing Workshop. Update of ASMFC’s Circle Hook Activities.
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 Herring Plan Development Team (PDT) met jointly with the ASMFC Herring Technical Committee (TC) on May 1, 2003 in Mansfield, MA to review the results of the recently-completed Transboundary Resource Assessment Committee (TRAC) Meeting and develop recommendations regarding the specifications for the 2004 fishing year (January 1 – December 31, 2004).
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The Herring Committee met jointly with the Herring Advisory Panel and the ASMFC Herring Section to review the May 1, 2003 Herring Plan Development Team/ASMFC Technical Committee Report and develop recommendations regarding a rollover of the 2003 herring fishery specifications for the 2004 fishing year.
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The Spiny Dogfish Technical Committee held a meeting on April 23, 2003 in Warwick, RI to address the Board’s charge. The purpose of the meeting was to reexamine Dr. Rago’s and Dr. Pierce’s methodologies for determining the appropriate quota for the 2003-2004 spiny dogfish fishery. The methodologies were evaluated to determine if a constant fishing mortality rate of 0.03 could be achieved.
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Discussion of draft memo on Guidelines for catch curve estimates
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This Technical Addendum is to correct a typographical error in the text of Amendment 4 with regard to fishing mortality reduction.
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The purpose of this Addendum, which is proposed by the states under Amendment 12, is to establish recreational fishing specifications for scup in 2003. Its provisions have no application beyond 2003.
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Washington Room of the DoubleTree Hotel Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia, Wednesday, February 26, 2003, and was called to order at 8:00 o’clock, a.m., by Chairman George Lapointe.
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