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Electronic Vessel Tracking in the Federal American Lobster and Jonah Crab Fisheries
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened via webinar; Tuesday, January 25, 2022, and was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Chair Jason McNamee.
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Consider Draft Addendum XXVII for Public Comment: Increasing Protection of Spawning Stock in the Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank (C. Starks); Consider Terms of Reference for Jonah Crab Benchmark Stock Assessment (J. Kipp); Consider Fishery Management Plan Reviews for American Lobster and Jonah Crab for 2020 Fishing Year (C. Starks)
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Draft Addendum XXVII—Increasing Protection of Spawning Stock in the Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened via webinar; Monday, December 6, 2021, and was called to order at 1:00 p.m. by Chair Daniel McKiernan.
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The PDT has developed draft management options to be considered for public comment, which include options that would modify the minimum and maximum gauge sizes of Lobster Conservation and Management Areas (LCMAs) within the stock.
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The Draft Addenda were initiated in August 2020 to consider implementing electronic tracking requirements for federally permitted vessels in the American lobster and Jonah crab fisheries, with the objective of collecting high resolution spatial and temporal effort data.
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