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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 6, 2013, and was called to order at 11:10 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Douglas Grout.
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Southern New England Reductions in Fishing Capacity for Lobster Conservation Management Area 2 and 3 Transferability Measures
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Draft Addendum XXI for Final Approval Final Action. Review of NOAA Fisheries American Lobster Proposed Rule (K. Taylor). Review of Lobster Gear Marking Regulation Inconsistencies (K. Taylor)
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Arlington, VA – The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the state of Rhode Island have scheduled a joint hearing to gather public comment on Draft Addendum XXI to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for the American Lobster. They are the only states that will be conducting a hearing; the hearing details follow. Massachusetts…
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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, May 20, 2013, and was called to order at 1:15 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Douglas Grout.
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s American Lobster Management Board approved Addendum XX to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster. The Addendum formalizes measures outlined in an agreement between the offshore lobster fishery and groundfish sector trawl fishermen for bottom sharing in Closed Area II of Georges Bank in order to…
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The Lobster Board initiated Draft Addendum XX at the November 2012 meeting with the following motion: Move to initiate the development of an addendum that would include measures outlined in the agreement between the offshore lobster fishery and sector trawl fishermen for bottom-sharing in Closed Area 2 in order to protect large concentrations of egg-bearing…
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Consider Draft Addendum XXI for Public Comment (T. Kerns) Action. Overview of Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Action on Special Management Zones Impacts to the Commercial Lobster Fishery (T. Kerns).
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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 19, 2013, and was called to order at 9:30 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Douglas Grout.
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s American Lobster Board approved Addendum XIX to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster. The Addendum modifies the transfer tax for Lobster Conservation Management Area 3 (LCMA 3 – offshore waters) to a single conservation tax of 10% for full business or partial trap sales within…
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The most recent transferability rules were established in Addenda XII and XIV. This addendum modifies the conservation tax for LCMA 3 to a single transfer tax of 10% for full or partial business sales.
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