The Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Jefferson Ballroom of the Westin Crystal City Hotel, Arlington, Virginia; Wednesday, May 1, 2019, and was called to order at 10:45 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Robert Ballou.
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 South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Jefferson Ballroom of the Westin Crystal City Hotel, Arlington, Virginia on Thursday, May 2, 2019, and was called to order at 10:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Pat Geer.
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Provide Guidance to Stock Assessment Subcommittee Regarding Biological Reference Point Development for the 2018 Benchmark Stock Assessment Final Action; Board Guidance Work Group Report (M. Appelman). Advisory Panel Report (M. Appelman). and Provide Guidance to Stock Assessment Subcommittee (M. Armstrong); 2018 Benchmark Stock Assessment Progress Update (K. Drew)
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Review Connecticut Commercial Measures Proposal (C. Starks) Final Action
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Review and Consider Draft Amendment 1 to the Cobia Fishery Management Plan for Public Comment (M. Schmidtke) Action; Review State-Gathered Public Input and Consider Management Action for Atlantic Croaker and Spot (P. Geer) Possible Action
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2019 Horseshoe Crab Benchmark Stock Assessment Action; Presentation of Stock Assessment (J. Sweka); Presentation of Peer Review Panel Report (L. Jacobson); Consider Acceptance of Benchmark Stock Assessment and Peer Review Report for Management Use (J. Cimino); Consider Management Response to the 2019 Horseshoe Crab Benchmark Stock Assessment (J. Cimino) Possible Action
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Review Plan Development Team Analysis of Black Sea Bass Commercial Management Strategies to Address Fishery Shifts (C. Starks) Possible Action
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Final Rule for Highly Migratory Species Amendment 11 (Shortfin Mako); Review Final Rule and NOAA Fisheries Request for Complementary Measures (K. Brewster-Geisz); Technical Committee Report (K. Rootes-Murdy); Consider Complementary Management Measures (R. Miller) Final Action; Consider Approval of 2018 Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance Reports (K. Rootes-Murdy) Action
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2018 Atlantic Striped Bass Benchmark Stock Assessment Action; Presentation of Stock Assessment (M. Celestino); Presentation of Peer Review Report (R. Latour); Consider Acceptance of 2018 Benchmark Stock Assessment and Peer Review Report for Management Use (M. Armstrong); Consider Management Response to the 2018 Benchmark Stock Assessment (M. Armstrong) Action; Review Technical Committee Report on Reductions Needed to Achieve Fishing Mortality Reference Points in 2020 (N. Lengyel); Review Adaptive Management Timeline (M. Appelman); Consider Forwarding Comments to NOAA Fisheries Opposing Proposed Measures to Lift Ban on Recreational Striped Bass Fishing in Federal Block Island Sound Transit Zone (M. Armstrong) Action
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