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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Consider 2022 Recreational Summer Flounder & Black Sea Bass Regional Proposals for Final Approval Final Action
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The goal of the addendum is to collect high resolution spatial and temporal data to characterize effort in the federal American lobster and Jonah crab fisheries for management and enforcement needs. These data will improve stock assessment, inform discussions and management decisions related to protected species and marine spatial planning, and enhance offshore enforcement.
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Amendment 3 requires states and jurisdictions to develop sustainable fishery management plans (SFMPs), which are reviewed by the Technical Committee and approved by the Board, in order to maintain commercial and recreational fisheries beyond January 2013.
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The Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, convened via webinar; Thursday, March 24, 2022, and was called to order at 10:30 a.m. by Chair Justin Davis.
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened via webinar; Tuesday, February 22, 2022, and was called to order at 1:00 p.m. by Chair Jason McNamee, a small portion of the meeting was not recorded.
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