The purpose of this report is to evaluate the current status of Atlantic croaker using the annual Traffic Light Analysis (TLA). Atlantic croaker is managed under Addendum III (2020) which outlines the population characteristics evaluated, management triggers, and management responses.
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 goal of the Commission’s Addenda and the Council’s Framework is to establish a process for setting recreational bag, size, and season limits for summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish such that measures aim to prevent overfishing, are reflective of stock status, appropriately account for uncertainty in the recreational data, take into consideration angler preferences, and provide an appropriate level of stability and predictability in changes from year to year.
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In October 2021, the Board assigned the following task to the Plan Development Team (PDT): review the threshold for biomedical mortality to develop biological based options for the threshold and to develop options for action when the threshold is exceeded; also, review the best management practices (BMPs) for handling biomedical catch and suggest options for updating and implementing BMPs. The PDT tasked the Technical Committee with reviewing available information to address this task and recommending potential methods for developing biologically based options for the biomedical mortality threshold. They also requested the TC review the BMPs and recommend any updates.
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The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s (Council’s) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel (AP) met jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (Commission’s) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass AP on June 16, 2022 to review the Fishery Information Documents and develop the following Fishery Performance Report for all three species. The primary purpose of this report is to contextualize catch histories for the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) by providing information about fishing effort, market trends, environmental changes, and other factors.
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This is a report of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission pursuant to U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award No. NA20NMF4740012.
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