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Arlington, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has initiated a benchmark stock assessment for American lobster (Homarus americanus) to be completed in the summer of 2020. The goals of the assessment are to evaluate the health of stocks along the U.S. Atlantic coast and inform management of this species. The Commission’s stock assessment…
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The American Lobster and Jonah Crab Advisory Panels (APs) met via conference call on January 17th to discuss the management options in Lobster Draft Addendum XXVI/Jonah Crab Draft Addendum III. On the call, the APs reviewed the management issues, reviewed public comment to‐date, and provided recommendations regarding the various management alternatives in the document. This…
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This press release updates that of November 16 with the addition of Maine’s January 10th public hearing details.
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Harvester Reporting and Biological Data Collection
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Hampton Roads Ballroom V of the Marriott Waterside Hotel, Norfolk, Virginia, October 16, 2017, and was called to order at 10:20 o’clock a.m. by Chairman David V. Borden.
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Norfolk, VA – The Commission’s American Lobster Management Board approved American Lobster Draft Addendum XXVI/Jonah Crab Draft Addendum III for public comment. Given the same data collection needs apply to both American lobster and Jonah crab fisheries, Draft Addendum XXVI and Draft Addendum III are combined into one document that would modify management programs for…
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Harvester Reporting and Biological Sampling in the Lobster Fishery
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Southern New England Lobster Working Group Possible Action — Report on Future Management of the Stock (M. Ware); Consider Lobster Draft Addendum XXVI and Jonah Crab Addendum III for Public Comment, if available Possible Action — Technical Committee Report on Harvester Reporting and Biological Sampling (K. Reardon); State and Federal Inconsistencies in LCMA 4 Season Closure…
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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 1, 2017 and was called to order at 3:30 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Dave Borden.
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Consider American Lobster Addendum XXV for Final Approval Final Action: Presentation of Proposals from Lobster Conservation Management Teams (LCMT) 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, and Technical Committee Report on LCMT Proposals (K. Reardon); State and Federal Inconsistencies in Lobster Conservation Management Area 4 Season Closure (M. Ware) Possible Action; American Lobster Gulf of Maine/Georges…
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