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The Law Enforcement Committee discussed the issue at length during its meeting in Philadelphia on October 22, 2012 and during a phone conference on December 17, 2012. Following is updated guidance concerning V-notch regulations for American lobster.
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 22, 2012, and was called to order at 9:25 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Douglas Grout.
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Review Federal Rule-making Timeline and Development Progress of Additional Transferability Measures (B. Ross, T. Kerns). Consider Draft Addendum XIX for Public Comment (T. Kerns) Action. Discussion of Lobster Conservation Management Area 1 V-notch Definition. Technical Committee Report: Bottom Tending Gear Impacts on Lobster (J. Carloni). Fishery Management Plan Review (T. Kerns) Action. Review and Populate…
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, August 7, 2012, and was called to order at 10:35 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Douglas Grout.
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The most recent transferability rules were established in addenda XII and XIV. This addendum proposed to modify some of those rules as well as establish additional guidelines. Proposed changes to current regulations are noted in section 3 of this document.
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At the May 2012 Lobster Board meeting the TC was tasked with looking at the effects of bottom tending mobile gear on lobster in response to management actions that could lift a prohibition on this type of gear in Closed Area II on Georges Bank.
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Consider Draft Addendum XVIII for Final Approval (T. Kerns) Final Action. Discussion of Lobster Conservation Management Area 1 V-notch Definition.
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Consider Draft Addendum XVIII for Public Comment (T. Kerns) Action — Review of Draft Addendum Proposed Consolidation Program for Lobster Conservation Management Areas 2 and 3. Review and Consider Terms of Reference for 2014 American Lobster Stock Assessment (J. Carloni) Action. Discussion of Possible Impacts of Potential Council Action on Lobster in Closed Area II in…
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, February 7, 2012, and was called to order at 8:30 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Douglas Grout.
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