Consider Technical Committee Recommendation on Management Strategy Evaluation Options for Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank and Southern New England American Lobster Fisheries (K. Reardon) Possible Action; Update on Development of Draft Addendum XXVII on Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank Resiliency (C. Starks); Provide Guidance to Plan Development Team on Draft Management Options; Discuss Vessel Tracking for the Lobster Fishery (C. Starks) Possible Action; Update on Tracking Projects (A. Webb, W. DeVoe)
Board Agendas and Proceedings
Official records of discussions, decisions, and actions taken during meetings of the Commission’s management boards.
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The Sciaenid Management Board met to review and approve the spot annual Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Review, state compliance reports, and de minimis requests and to consider approval of spot and croaker state implementation plans.
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The Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board met to consider recommendations from the Circle Hook Ad Hoc Committee regarding a definition of bait and method of fishing that would require the use of circle hooks, as well as consider how to handle incidental catch of striped bass when targeting other species with non-circle hooks.
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The Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened via webinar; Tuesday, March 16, 2021, and was called to order at 1:00 p.m. by Chair David V. Borden.
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The Sciaenid Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened via webinar; Thursday, March 18, 2021, and was called to order at 1:00 p.m. by Chair Lynn Fegley.
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened via webinar; Tuesday, February 2, 2021, and was called to order at 8:30 a.m. by Chair Daniel McKiernan.
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Consider Specifications for the 2021 Fishing Year
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