The Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in The Monmouth I Room in The Ocean Place Resort via hybrid meeting, in-person and webinar; Monday, November 7, 2022, and was called to order at 3:00 p.m. by Chair Martin Gary.
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 Atlantic Menhaden Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in The Monmouth I Room in The Ocean Place Resort via hybrid meeting, in-person and webinar; Wednesday, November 9, 2022, and was called to order at 1:30 p.m. by Chair Mel Bell.
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The Atlantic Herring Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Monmouth I Room of the Ocean Place Resort, Long Branch, New Jersey via hybrid meeting, in-person and webinar; Monday, November 7, 2022, and was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by Chair Megan Ware.
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The TC met via conference call on October 27, 2022 to review updates to the Massachusetts Shad Habitat Plan and the Massachusetts and Maine River Herring Sustainable Fishery Management Plans (SFMPs).
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The Advisory Panel (AP) met on October 13, 2022 to review Draft Addendum VIII for public comment and the public input that has been submitted during the comment period. The AP members also provided input to the Board on the proposed management options.
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Under the annual process of the ARM Framework, the ARM Subcommittee recommends harvest specifications for the upcoming year based on the ARM Framework results. The Delaware Bay Ecosystem Technical Committee (DBETC) then reviews the ARM results and recent horseshoe crab and red knot monitoring data to provide a recommendation for harvest specifications to the Board. This year, because the Draft Addendum VIII has not been finalized, the ARM considered harvest specifications generated using the original ARM Framework as well as the 2021 ARM Framework Revision.
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