The meeting of the Weakfish 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 1:30 o’clock, p.m., by Chairman Eric Schwaab.
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 meeting of the Tautog Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Washington Room of the DoubleTree Hotel Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia, Tuesday, February 25, 2003, and was called to order at 4:00 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Bruce Freeman.
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The Horseshoe Crab 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 2:35 o’clock, p.m., by Mr. Robert E. Beal.
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The meeting of the Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Shark Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Washington Room of the DoubleTree Hotel Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia, Tuesday, February 25, 2003, and was called to order at 4:40 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Red Munden.
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The meeting of the Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Washington Room of the DoubleTree Hotel Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia, on Tuesday, February 25, 2003, and was called to order at 8:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Bruce Freeman.
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The meeting of the Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Washington Room of the DoubleTree Hotel Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia, on Monday, February 24, 2003, and was called to order at 9:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Lewis Flagg.
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The Spiny Dogfish Technical Committee held a conference call on January 27, 2003 to recommend a methodology for determining the annual quota, a quota for the 2003-2004 fishing year and trip limits for the 2003-2004 fishing year.
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Staff updated the AP on Amendment 4, Addendum IV and recent Board discussions on the most restrictive rule. Bob Glenn, TC Chair, updated the group on the model used for evaluation of the v-notching criteria. Staff updated the AP on the revised operating procedures that formalize the relationship between the LCMT and the states.
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