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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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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s American Lobster Board has approved Addendum XVIII to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster. The Addendum establishes a consolidation program for lobster conservation management areas (LCMAs) 2 and 3 (Southern New England and offshore waters, respectively) to address latent effort by reducing the overall number…
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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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Arlington, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will begin work on the 2014 American lobster benchmark stock assessment this fall. The assessment will be used to evaluate the health of the lobster stocks. The Commission’s stock assessment process and meetings are open to the public (with the exception of discussions of confidential data…
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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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The Board first initiated this Addendum to reduce exploitation on the SNE stock by 50 or 75% in order to initiate stock rebuilding. At the August 2011 Board meeting, the Board changed the document’s purpose to reduce exploitation by 10% with the following motion: Move to change the objective to reduce exploitation in the SNE…
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The American Lobster Board convened Lobster Conservation Management Teams (LCMT) in Areas 2-6 to recommend methods of exploitation reduction consistent with the options in Draft Addendum XVII.
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