The Horseshoe Crab Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Lanier Ballroom of The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort, St. Simons Island, Georgia, October 31, 2013, and was called to order at 10:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman James J. Gilmore, Jr.
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 Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Shark Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Lanier Ballroom of The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort, St. Simons Island, Georgia, October 31, 2013, and was called to order at 8:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Adam Nowalsky.
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2013 Stock Assessment Update (P. Howell) Action — Presentation of Stock Assessment Report and Consider Acceptance of Stock Assessment Update for Management Use. Horseshoe Crab Technical Committee Report (P. Howell) — Review Asian Horseshoe Crab Bans, Proposed Listing of Red Knots, and Use of Alternative Bait in Conch and Eel Fisheries. Delaware Bay Ecosystem Technical Committee Reports (G. Breese) Action.
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Review and Reconsider 2014-2015 Spiny Dogfish Specifications Final Action — Spawning Stock Biomass and Reference Point Update (P. Rago) and Discuss Cumulative Use of Trip Limits (T. Kerns). Consider 2013 Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance (M. Hawk) Action. Set 2014 Coastal Sharks Specifications (C. Belcher) Final Action. Atlantic Coastal Sharks Draft Addendum III for Final Approval Final Action.
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Update on the Proposed Endangered Species Act Listing of American Eel. Consider 2013 Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance (K. Taylor) Action. Consider Harvest Permit Request in North Carolina (L. Daniel) Action. Consider Draft Addendum IV for Public Comment (K. Taylor) Action.
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Summer Flounder Recreational Working Group Report — Technical Committee Report (J. McNamee). Review of Wave 4 Data, if Available (K. Rootes-Murdy). Overview of 2014 Recreational Management Process for Black Sea Bass (K. Rootes-Murdy) Action — Consider Initiation of an Addendum to Allow for Continuation of Ad Hoc Regional Measures.
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Review Episodic Event Set Aside Pilot Program (M. Waine) Action — Consider Postponed Motion on Episodic Event Program for 2014 and Beyond. Technical Committee Report — Benchmark Stock Assessment Progress Report (M. Waine).
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Draft Addendum XXII for Final Approval Final Action (K. Taylor). Consider Draft Habitat Addendum for Public Comment (K. Taylor) Action. Review of Lobster Trap Transferability Database Progress (M. Cahall). Update on Federal Management Actions (A. Murphy). Review of Lobster Gear Marking Regulation Inconsistencies (D. Grout).
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