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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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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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Alexandria, VA – The American Lobster Management Board approved development of Draft Addendum XXV to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster. The Draft Addendum seeks to respond to the depleted condition of the SNE stock while preserving a functional portion of the lobster fishery in this area. The document will…
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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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