Meeting Summaries and Reports
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Discuss Technical Committee Direction in Response to Work Group Report on Precautionary Management in Chesapeake Bay; Progress Update on 2025 Ecological Reference Point Benchmark Stock Assessment
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Discuss Technical Committee Direction in Response to Work Group Report on Precautionary Management in Chesapeake Bay; Progress Update on 2025 Ecological Reference Point Benchmark Stock Assessment
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Consider Approval of FMP Review and State Compliance for the 2024 Fishing Year; Report on Commercial Tagging Program Ten-Year Review; Consider Approval of Draft Addendum III on Future Management Measures, Commercial Tagging, and Total Length Measurement for Public Comment, including Technical Committee Report on Stock Projections
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Executive Committee Report; Review and Consider Conservation Equivalency: Policy and Technical Guidance Document; Review Discussion Paper on Establishing and Reviewing Declared Interests; Discussion of Nature-Friendly Fishing Gear and Bait Alternatives; Report from the Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership; Review Noncompliance Findings, if necessary Action
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Consider 2025 Weakfish Stock Assessment Update Possible; Elect Vice-Chair
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Consider Red Drum Draft Addendum II on Modifications to Red Drum Management for Public Comment; Review 2025 Traffic Light Analyses for Spot and Atlantic Croaker; Consider Delaware Spot Commercial Measures Proposal; Consider Atlantic Croaker and Red Drum Fishery Management Plan Reviews and State Compliance for the 2024 Fishing Year
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Update on On-Demand Gear Research and Technology; Update on Joint New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Alternative Gear Marking Framework and American Lobster Advisory Panel Report; Update from Maine and New Hampshire on Industry Meetings; Progress Update on American Lobster Benchmark Stock Assessment
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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Meeting will be August 5-7, 2025 at The Westin Crystal City.
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Combined materials for all Boards convening at the ASMFC Summer Meeting
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Consider Noncompliance Recommendations, if necessary
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Executive Committee Report; Review and Consider Conservation Equivalency: Policy and Technical Guidance Document; Review Discussion Paper on Establishing and Reviewing Declared Interests; Discussion of Nature-Friendly Fishing Gear and Bait Alternatives; Report from the Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership; Review Noncompliance Findings, if necessary Action
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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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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May/June 2024 issue
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January/February 2024 Issue
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