The Shad and River Herring Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of the Westin Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, February 1, 2017, and was called to order at 10:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman John Clark.
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 Edison Ballroom of the Westin Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, February 2, 2017, and was called to order at 8:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Michael Luisi.
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Public Comment Summary of the Draft Cobia Public Information Document (L. Daniel); Consider Management Response to 2016 Red Drum Stock Assessment (J. Estes); Progress Report on Spot and Atlantic Croaker Stock Benchmark Stock Assessments (J. Kipp); Consider 2016 Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance for Spot (M. Schmidtke) Action
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Review Technical Committee report on Projected Fishing Mortality and Recommended Data Sets for Conservation Equivalency Proposals; Review and Consider Approval of 2018 Atlantic Striped Bass Benchmark Stock Assessment Terms of Reference (K. Drew) Action; Review and Populate the Atlantic Striped Bass Stock Assessment Subcommittee Membership (M. Appelman) Action
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Summer Flounder Draft Addendum XXVIII for Final Approval (K. Rootes-Murdy) Final Action; Update on 2015 Black Sea Bass Commercial Landings and 2017 Harvest Specifications (K. Rootes-Murdy); Consider Scup Draft Addendum XXIX for Public Comment Action; Set 2017 Scup Recreational Fishery Specifications (K. Rootes-Murdy) Final Action
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Review Socioeconomic Study of the Atlantic Menhaden Commercial Fishery (J. Harrison, J. Whitehead); Public Comment Summary of Draft Amendment 3 Public Information Document (M. Ware); Review Advisory Panel Report (J. Kaelin); Provide Guidance to the Plan Development Team on Draft Amendment 3 (R. Ballou) Possible Action; Discuss Allowance of Cast Nets under the Bycatch Provision of Amendment 2 (M. Ware) Possible Action
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Consider Approval of Shad and River Herring Sustainability Fishery Management Plans (SFMPs) Final Action; Review SFMPs and Technical Committee Memo (B. Chase): New York – Updated River Herring SFMP, Delaware River Basin Cooperative – Updated Shad SFMP, and Maine – Updated River Herring SFMP; Consider Approval of Florida’s American Shad Habitat Plan Final Action; Review Habitat Plan and Technical Committee Memo (B. Chase)
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The Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of the Westin Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, February 2, 2017, and was called to order at 11:40 o’clock a.m. by Chairman James J. Gilmore, Jr.
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The Atlantic Menhaden Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of the Westin Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, February 1, 2017, and was called to order at 2:52 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Robert Ballou.
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