The Atlantic Sturgeon Fisheries Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of the Westin Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, February 3, 2016, and was called to order at 11:36 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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Review and Consider North Carolina’s Aquaculture Plan Action; Consider South Carolina’s Survey Sampling Proposal Action; Consider Maine’s Conservation Equivalent Management Proposal Action; Initiate Discussion to Consider Changes to Addendum IV Yellow Eel Allocations (J. Gilmore) Possible Action
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Technical Committee Report on the Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Winter Flounder Fishery and Management Program Under Zero Possession Limits (P. Nitschke); Overview of Federal Management Measures (J. Cournane); Discuss Future Management of Winter Flounder (M. Gibson); Review and Set 2016-2018 Specifications (A. Harp) Final Action
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Consider Tabled Motions from November 2015(J. Gilmore) Action; Consider Conservation Equivalent Management Proposals from Maryland and Potomac River Fisheries Commission (M. Luisi/M. Gary) Action; Update on 2016 Cooperative Winter Tagging Program (W. Laney)
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Progress Update on Draft Amendment 1 Development (A. Harp); Progress Update on University of Connecticut Long Island Sound and New York/New Jersey Stock Assessments (A. Harp); Review the Law Enforcement Subcommittee Commercial Harvest Tagging Program Objectives (M. Robson)
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Progress Update on Red Drum Benchmark Stock Assessment and Desk Review (J. Kipp); Progress Update on the Spot and Atlantic Croaker Stock Assessments (J. Kipp); Discuss Recommendation to the ISFMP Policy Board Regarding Spotted Seatrout Management (L. Daniel) Possible Action; Consider 2015 FMP Review and State Compliance for Spot (M. Ware) Action
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Review Scope of Work to Consider Changes to the Adaptive Resource Management Framework (K. Rootes-Murdy); Review Alternative Bait Trial Results (K. Rootes-Murdy); Review and Populate Advisory Panel Membership (K. Rootes-Murdy) Action
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Discuss Differences in State and Federal Smoothhound Catch Composition Regulations for Processing at Sea (A. Harp); Review and Set the 2016 Smoothhound Quota (A. Harp) Final Action
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Review Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council 2016-2018 Specifications (J. Didden); Review New England Fishery Management Council 2016-2018 Specifications (A. Harp)
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