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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Suite of the Crowne Plaza Hotel Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, May 5, 2008, and was called to order at 9:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Brian Culhane.
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The Lobster Technical Committee (TC) evaluated the Connecticut proposal to extend the v-notch program evaluation date by one month and to include “shorts and eggers” in the v-notched calculations.
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The lobster TC believes the proposed conservation equivalency change in the Massachusetts Vnotch definition from zero tolerance to 1/8″ inch with or without setal hairs could result in an increase in fishing mortality in Area 514 (Massachusetts Bay)
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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 Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, February 4, 2008, and was called to order at 2:30 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Brian Culhane.
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The TC reviewed proposals from Maine and Massachusetts that requested the data requirement of dealers reporting NMFS statistical area fished be collected in alternate methods.
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Ballroom of the Loews Annapolis Hotel, Annapolis, Maryland, October 29, 2007, and was called to order at 8:30 o’clock a.m. by Chairman John I. Nelson, Jr.
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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 Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, August 13, 2007, and was called to order at 2:00 o’clock p.m. by Chairman John I. Nelson.
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The meeting of the American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Washington Ballroom of the Radisson Hotel Old Towne, Alexandria, Virginia, on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, and was called to order at 1:15 o’clock, p.m., by Chairman John I. Nelson Jr.
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This addendum establishes a rebuilding time frame for Southern New England (SNE) lobster stock. It sets management measures for Lobster Conservation Management Areas 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 that should aid in the rebuilding of the SNE lobster stock. The addendum also creates a species-specific mechanism of ensuring that a state meets its obligations…
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Addendum XI for Public Comment
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The meeting of the American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened at the Hotel Providence, Providence, Rhode Island on Tuesday, April 3, 2007 and was called to order at 10:07 o’clock, a.m., by Chairman John Nelson.
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This document establishes a much-needed consistent coastwide monitoring and reporting criteria for the lobster fishery. Insufficient data is the primary limitation on managers’ ability to manage the fishery.
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