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This action is needed to reduce potential impacts to corals from fishing activity, as allowed under the Council’s discretionary authority. The purpose of this action is to consider area-based management measures for deep-sea corals occurring in the New England region.
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Stotesbury Grand Ballroom of the Bar Harbor Club, Harborside Hotel, Bar Harbor, Maine, October 27, 2016, and was called to order at 12:43 o’clock p.m. by Chairman David V. Borden.
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During their September 27th ‐28th meeting in Gloucester, MA, the American Lobster Technical Committee (TC) discussed ways to analyze the effects of season closures and trip limits on egg production in Southern New England (SNE). This discussion was prompted by a request from the Plan Development Team (PDT), who was interested in learning more about…
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Consider American Lobster Draft Addendum XXV for Public Comment (M. Ware) Action; Discuss Trap Caps Included in Addenda XXI and XXII (M. Ware); American Lobster Reporting Work Group Report (M. Ware) Possible Action; Consider Jonah Crab Draft Addendum II for Public Comment Action; Jonah Crab Working Group Report (M. Ware); Consider 2016 American Lobster Fishery…
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of the Westin Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, August 4, 2016, and was called to order at 10:10 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Dave Borden.
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Update on Status of Federal Rulemaking for American Lobster (P. Burns); American Lobster Technical Committee Report on Southern New England; Discuss Management Options to be Included in American Lobster Draft Addendum XXV(D. Borden) Possible Action; Discuss Technical Committee Recommendation for, and NOAA Letter on, Increased Reporting in the American Lobster Fishery (D. Borden; P. Burns)…
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Evaluation of Management Tools to Increase Egg Production in SNE
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The following analysis looks at the effect of gauge size changes on egg production, exploitation, spawning stock biomass (SSB), reference abundance, and catch. This work is intended to provide a holistic view of stock and fishery changes that may result from alterations to the minimum and maximum gauge size.
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The Law Enforcement Committee heard a presentation and update on Maine’s pilot trap tag transferability program.
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of the Westin Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, May 2, 2016, and was called to order at 9:02 o’clock a.m. by Chairman David Borden.
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