The Atlantic Herring Section of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Hampton Roads Ballroom V of the Marriott Waterside Hotel, Norfolk, Virginia, October 16, 2017, and was called to order at 3:51 o’clock p.m. by Chairman G. Ritchie White.
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 Hampton Roads Ballroom V of the Marriott Waterside Hotel, Norfolk, Virginia, October 19, 2017, and was called to order at 12:38 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Jim Estes.
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Consider Cobia Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Final Approval (L. Daniel) Final Action; Review Maryland Proposal for Black Drum Commercial Harvest (L. Fegley) Action; Progress Report on Potential Adjustments to Atlantic Croaker and Spot Traffic Light Analyses (J. Kipp); Consider 2017 Fishery Management Plan Reviews and State Compliance Reports (M. Schmidtke) Action: Red Drum, Black Drum, and Spotted Seatrout; Discuss Removal of Spotted Seatrout from Commission Management (M. Duval) Possible Action
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Consider 2017 Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance Reports (M. Appelman) Action; Consider Recommendations for the 2018 Benchmark Stock Assessment Possible Action
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Consider Draft Addendum XXX for Board for Public Comment (K. Rootes-Murdy) Possible Action; Review Preliminary 2017 Recreational Harvest Estimates through Wave 4, if available (K. Rootes-Murdy); Consider 2017 Fishery Management Plan Reviews and State Compliance Reports (K. Rootes-Murdy, C. Starks) Action; Consider Potential 2018 Wave 1 Opening of the Black Sea Bass Recreational Fishery (M. Luisi) Possible Action
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2017 Atlantic Sturgeon Benchmark Assessment (L. Lee); Presentation of Peer Review Panel Report (J. Ballenger); Review Status of Incidental Take Permits for Atlantic Sturgeon (M. Appelman); Update on the Progress of the Endangered Species Act 5-year Status Review and Development of Recovery Targets (L. Lankshear)
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2017 American Eel Stock Assessment Update (J. Brust); Consider Management Response to Stock Assessment Update (J. Clark) Possible; Consider 2018 Glass Eel Quota for Maine (J. Clark) Possible Final Action; American Eel Allocation Working Group Report and Recommendations (K. Rootes-Murdy) Possible Action
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Final Rule for Highly Migratory Species Amendment 5b (Dusky Sharks); Consider Complementary Management Measures (R. Miller) Possible Action; Set 2018 Fishery Specifications (K. Rootes-Murdy) Final Action
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Review Results of Eel and Whelk Bait Practices Survey (R. Sysak); Consider 2018 Benchmark Stock Assessment Terms of Reference (K. Anstead) Action; Set 2018 Harvest Specifications Final Action; Review Horseshoe Crab and Red Knot Indices of Abundance for 2017 Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) Model Runs (K. Anstead); Consider 2017 Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance Reports (M. Schmidtke) Action
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