
Resources
Welcome to our Resources and Publications page, your go-to destination for all the latest research, reports, and educational materials from the Commission. Below you’ll find comprehensive guides, scientific studies, and policy documents that provide valuable insights into the management and conservation of Atlantic coastal fisheries.
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Atlantic Herring Area 1A Fishery Season 2 Days Out Measures and Spawning Closures — September 2025
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2025 Annual Meeting Notice and Preliminary Agenda
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Horseshoe Crab ARM Subcommittee and DE Bay Ecosystem Technical Committee Webinar Agenda — September 2025
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Public Hearing Presentation on Draft Addendum III to Amendment 7 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Striped Bass
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Public Hearing Presentation on Draft Addendum II to Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Red Drum
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Horseshoe Crab ARM Subcommittee & Delaware Bay Ecosystem Technical Committee Meeting Summary — September 2025
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Draft Addendum III to Amendment 7 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Striped Bass for Public Comment
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Draft Addendum II to Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Red Drum for Public Comment
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Meeting Summary and Motions from the Joint Meeting of the MAFMC & ASMFC Policy Board, Bluefish Board, and Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Board — August 2025
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Summer Flounder FMP Review – 2024
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Scup FMP Review – 2024
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Scup Management Track Assessment Report — 2025
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Bluefish Management Track Assessment Report — 2025
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Summer Flounder Management Track Assessment Report — 2025
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Conservation Equivalency: Policy and Technical Guidance Document
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Bluefish FMP Review – 2024
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Black Sea Bass Management Track Assessment Report — 2025
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Black Sea Bass FMP Review – Fishing Year 2024
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Massachusetts Sustainable Fishery Management Plan for River Herring – Herring Brook, Pembroke, MA
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Atlantic Striped Bass FMP Review – 2024
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Spot Technical Committee Traffic Light Analysis Report — August 2025
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Atlantic Croaker Technical Committee Traffic Light Analysis Report — August 2025
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Atlantic Croaker FMP Review – 2024
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