Meeting Summaries and Reports
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Combined materials for all Boards convening at the ASMFC Spring Meeting
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Consider Amendment 4 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Northern Shrimp for Final Approval; Consider Noncompliance Recommendations, if necessary
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Consider Addendum IX on Multi-year Specifications for Male-Only Harvest of Delaware Bay-origin Horseshoe Crabs for Final Approval (Review Options and Public Comment Summary; Advisory Panel Report); Adaptive Resource Management Subcommittee Report (Recommendations Regarding Possible Changes to Reward/Utility Functions); Review and Populate Advisory Panel Membership
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Review Technical Committee Report on New York Study of Alternative Commercial Tags; Progress Update on the 2025 Tautog Stock Assessment Update; Elect Chair
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Consider Final Report from Work Group on Precautionary Management in Chesapeake Bay; Progress Update on 2025 Ecological Reference Point Benchmark Stock Assessment; Provide Direction to Technical Committee on 2026-2028 Stock Projections
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Report of the Administrative Oversight Committee Final Approval; Review and Consider Approval of FY26 Budget; Legislative Update; Review Discussion Paper on Declared Interests and Voting Privileges – Issues 1 & 2; Future Annual Meetings Update (October 26 – 30, 2025 – Dewey Beach, Delaware; 2026 – Rhode Island; 2027 – South Carolina; 2028 – Massachusetts;…
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New Hampshire Fish and Game Law Enforcement Case Study; Review and Discuss Commission Species, including Bluefish Uncertainty Tool; Review and Discuss Ongoing Enforcement Activities (Closed Session); State Agency Reports; ASMFC Website Review
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Update on 2027 Benchmark Stock Assessment; Review and Consider Stock Assessment Terms of Reference; Review and Populate Stock Assessment Subcommittee Membership; Consider Approval of Draft Addendum III on Future Management Measures, Commercial Tagging, and Total Length Measurement for Public Comment; Technical Committee Report on Stock Projections; Maryland Proposal for Recreational Season Baseline Option
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Red Drum Technical Committee Report; Recommendations on Benchmark Stock Assessment Follow-up Tasks; Progress Update on Atlantic Croaker Benchmark Stock Assessment
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Review and Consider Conservation Equivalency: Policy and Technical Guidance Document; Progress Update on On-Going Stock Assessments; Executive Committee Report; Review Discussion Paper on Declared Interests and Voting Privileges – Issues 1 & 2; Law Enforcement Committee Report; Review Noncompliance Findings (If Necessary)
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Consider Revised Specifications for the 2025-2027 Fishing Years
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Consider Technical Addendum I to Spiny Dogfish Addendum VII for Final Approval
Other Initiatives
Recreational Data Collection
Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) collects recreational fishing data through various surveys to support stock assessments and sustainable management. Data is accessible online and aids in informed fisheries policies.
Fisheries Focus Newsletters
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January/February 2026 issue
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November/December 2025 issue
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July/August 2025 issue
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May/June 2025 issue
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March/April 2025 issue
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November/December 2024 issue
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July/August 2024 issue
Species Profile — Atlantic Herring. ACCSP is excited to announce the launch of SciFish.
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