The Advisory Panel was asked to provide comment to the Lobster Management Board on draft Addendum III.
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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FMP Discussion included Amendment 4, Addendum III, and Addendum IV. Also, Technical Committee Review of Trawl Survey Trends 2001, and Review of Area 2 Proposal.
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The ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board and Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council met in a joint session in Philadelphia on Wednesday, December 12 to set the recreational specifications for 2002. The discussion of each species began with the recreational landings, regulations and harvest limits in recent years. This was followed by a discussion of the effectiveness of state recreational regulations in place during 2001 and the resulting landings adjustments for 2002.
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The conference call was initiated by a brief review of the purpose of the transferability workshop, which was identified as a forum to educate, explore, and discuss options for transferring licenses or trap tag allocations.
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Rockport/Camden Room of the Samoset Resort, Rockport, Maine, on Tuesday, October 16, 2001, and was called to order at 1:35 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Gordon C. Colvin.
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