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Arlington, VA – The states of Massachusetts through Delaware have scheduled their hearings to gather public comment on Draft Addendum XXV to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster. The details of the scheduled hearings are attached. The Draft Addendum seeks to address the depleted condition of the Southern New England…
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Consider American Lobster Draft Addendum XXV for Public Comment (M. Ware) Action; Consider Action to Address Data Deficiencies in the Lobster Fishery (M. Ware) Possible Action; Jonah Crab Draft Addendum II for Final Approval Final Action; Potential Impacts to Lobster Fishery from the New England Fishery Management Council’s Deep-Sea Coral Amendment (K. Reardon)
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s American Lobster Management Board approved Addendum II to the Jonah Crab Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The Addendum establishes a coastwide standard for claw harvest and a definition of bycatch, based on a percent composition of catch, in order to minimize the expansion of a small‐scale fishery under the bycatch allowance.…
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Addendum Seeks to Address Southern New England Stock Declines
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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; January 31, 2017 and was called to order at 1:02 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Dave Borden.
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Response to Southern New England stock decline
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GOM/GBK stock information, which describes ocean currents and larval supply patterns; investigating stock connectivity; identifying changes in the size distribution of egg‐bearing females; plotting a stock recruit relationship; investigating the potential standardization of biological management measures; develop a traffic light analysis; and identifying research holes and data gaps. The TC also investigated habitat availability for…
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In an effort to estimate potential impacts to the lobster and Jonah crab fisheries, the Technical Committee (TC) conducted two analyses, one which estimates impacts to the offshore fleet which fishes in and around the canyons, and another which estimates impacts to the Maine lobster fleet which fishes around Mount Desert Rock and Outer Schoodic…
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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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Bar Harbor, ME – The Commission’s American Lobster Management Board approved Draft Addendum II to the Jonah Crab Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for public comment. The Draft Addendum considers establishing a coastwide standard for claw harvest to address concerns regarding the equity of the current claw provision. Specific options include establishing a whole crab fishery…
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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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