The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, August 7, 2012, and was called to order at 10:35 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Douglas Grout.
Board Agendas and Proceedings
Official records of discussions, decisions, and actions taken during meetings of the Commission’s management boards.
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Review of Addendum I Management Measures. Review SARC 52 Gulf Of Maine Results and Technical Committee Recommendations. Massachusetts Gulf of Maine Winter Flounder Request.
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Atlantic Croaker Technical Committee Report (J. Grist) Possible Action. Spot Plan Review Team Trigger Report (J. Grist). Draft Black Drum Interstate Fishery Management Plan. Consider Fishery Management Plan Reviews and State Compliance (D. Chesky) Action.
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Consider Final Approval of Draft Addendum IV to the Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan Final Action. Massachusetts Spiny Dogfish 2011 Unreported Landings (D. Pierce). Technical Committee Review of New Jersey Smooth Dogfish Request (B. Winner) Possible Action. Discuss State Shark Fin Possession Prohibition Bills.
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Technical Committee Report on Potential Management Options (B. Chase) Possible Action — Discuss Potential Management Options for American Eel. Update on Proposed American Eel Endangered Species and CITES Petitions (K. Taylor).
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Atlantic Sturgeon Endangered Species Listing — Technical Committee Report on Listing Methodology and Potential Bycatch Reduction Strategies (B. Post)
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2012 Atlantic Menhaden Stock Assessment Update Action. (E. Williams, J. Brust). Consider Approval of Draft Amendment 2 for Public Comment Action. Multispecies Technical Committee Report on Potential Multiple Management Objective Decision Analysis (MODA) Funding Sources
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Review Addendum I Management Measures. Review SARC 52 Gulf of Maine Results and Technical Committee Recommendations. Review Massachusetts Gulf of Maine Winter Flounder Request (D. Pierce) Possible Action.
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Update on NEFMC Amendment 5 and MAFMC Amendment 14 Action (K. Taylor). Review of NOAA Fisheries Proposed Endangered Species Act Listing of River Herring (K. Taylor). Discuss Rhode Island Request for River Herring Bycatch Fishery (R. Ballou).
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