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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This memo describes the 2024 harvest recommendation for Delaware Bay region horseshoe crabs using the methods from the Adaptive Resource Management, or ARM Framework (ASMFC 2022a).
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This memorandum highlights three areas for the Board’s deliberations on the draft addendum: 1) the range of reductions in the Chesapeake Bay recreational fishery options, 2) the notion of patron regulations in the for-hire mode split options, and 3) the mechanism for providing the gill net exemption. Lastly, the PDT has provided the Board with probability tables of being at the target F in 2024 under the draft addendum options and being at or above the SSB target in 2029 under the draft addendum options.
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2023 American Lobster Data Update and Addendum XXVII Trigger Index Update
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Overall, indicators show mixed signs of stability and declines since the assessment.
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The Shad and River Herring Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Rachel Carson Ballroom via hybrid meeting, in-person and webinar; Monday, October 16, 2023, and was called to order at 4:50 p.m. by Chair Lynn Fegley.
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The Horseshoe Crab Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Rachel Carson Ballroom via hybrid meeting, in-person and webinar; Monday, October 16, 2023, and was called to order at 3:15 p.m. by Chair John Clark.
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