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; Wednesday, February 6, 2019, and was called to order at 11:15 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Pat Geer.
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 Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Jefferson Ballroom of the Westin Hotel, Arlington, Virginia, Tuesday, February 5, 2019, and was called to order at 12:35 o’clock p.m. by Chairmen Robert Ballou.
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The Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Jefferson Ballroom of the Westin Crystal City Hotel, Arlington, Virginia; Wednesday, February 6, 2018, and was called to order at 2:25 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Michael Armstrong.
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The Atlantic Menhaden Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Jefferson Ballroom of the Westin Crystal City Hotel, Arlington, Virginia; Thursday, February 7, 2018, and was called to order at 8:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Nichola Meserve.
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Progress Update on the Menhaden Single-Species and Ecological Reference Point Benchmark Stock Assessments; Review Synthesis of Scientific Findings of Atlantic Menhaden’s Role in the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem (K. Drew); Consider Postponed Motion from the August 2018 Board Meeting (N. Meserve) Action — Postponed Motion: “Move the Atlantic Menhaden Board recommend to the ISFMP Policy Board that the Commonwealth of Virginia be found out of compliance for not fully and effectively implementing and enforcing Amendment 3 to the Atlantic Menhaden Fishery Management Plan if the State does not implement the following measure from section 4.3.7 (Chesapeake Bay Reduction Fishery Cap) of…
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Review Preliminary ASMFC Stock Assessment Summary (M. Celestino); Discuss Next Steps for Striped Bass Management (M. Armstrong) Possible Action; Consider Providing Comment to NOAA Fisheries Regarding Proposed Measures to Lift the Ban on Recreational Fishing in the Federal Block Island Sound Transit Zone (M. Armstrong); Review Maryland’s Conservation Equivalency Effectiveness Report of 2018 Recreational Measures for the Chesapeake Bay Summer and Fall Fishery (M. Luisi); Review Changes to Virginia’s Striped Bass Monitoring Program (N. Lengyel) Action
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Progress Update on Shad Benchmark Stock Assessment (J. Kipp); Consider Approval of Massachusetts’ Shad Sustainable Fishery Management Plan (SFMP) Final Action; Review SFMP and Technical Committee Memo (K. Sprankle); Update on Technical Committee Review of Inconsistencies with Harvest and Monitoring Requirements of Amendments 2 and 3 (K. Sprankle)
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Draft Amendment 1 to the Cobia Fishery Management Plan; Progress Update (M. Schmidtke); Provide Additional Guidance to the Plan Development Team to Develop Management Options (P. Geer); Consider Approval of 2018 Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance Reports for Spot (M. Schmidtke) Action
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Report from the Lobster-Whale Working Group (M. Ware) Possible Action; Report from the Lobster Enforcement Vessel Working Group (R. Beal) Possible Action; Review Implementation of the Jonah Crab Fishery Management Plan for Delaware and New York (S. Train) Possible Action; Progress Update on the 2020 American Lobster Benchmark Stock Assessment (J. Kipp)
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