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Technical Committee Report on Recruitment Failure in Southern New England Lobster Stock — April 2010
The Southern New England stock (SNE) is critically depleted and well below the minimum threshold abundance (25th percentile) (Figure 1). Abundance indices are at or near time series lows (ASMFC 2009) and this condition has persisted (ASMFC 2006).
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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 1, 2010, and was called to order at 12:00 noon by Chairman Mark Gibson.
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in Brenton Hall of the Hyatt Regency Newport Hotel, Newport, Rhode Island, November 3, 2009, and was called to order at 3:55 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Brian Culhane.
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This addendum maintains the historic level of trap fishing effort and curtail a potential influx of new Federal lobster vessels in the LMCA 1 EEZ fishery. The addendum limits entry of vessels which have not fished with traps in Area 1 in the past from fishing in Area 1 with traps in the future.
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Newport, Rhode Island – The Commission’s American Lobster Management Board approved Addendum XV to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster. Addendum XV modifies the Lobster Conservation Management Area 1 (LCMA 1 – Gulf of Maine) permit process in federal waters in response to increasing lobster fishing effort in that area…
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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 17, 2009, and was called to order at 2:00 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Brian Culhane.
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At the May Board meeting the Technical Committee (TC) was tasked to provide the Board guidance on responding to the results of the 2009 lobster stock assessment. The TC suggests the Board adopt the reference points recommended in the stock assessment document rather than those recommended by the peer reviewers because they are more risk…
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The meeting of the American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Radisson Hotel Old Towne, Alexandria, Virginia, on Monday, May 9, 2005, and was called to order at 3:50 o’clock, p.m., by Chairman Patten D. White.
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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 5, 2009, and was called to order at 3:20 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Brian Culhane.
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In August 2008, the Board approved a motion to initiate the development of a draft addendum to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) to alter the LCMA 3 transfer program including changes to conservation tax and trap cap. The Board approved the changes to the transfer program at the Spring 2009 Board…
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s American Lobster Management Board approved Addendum XIV to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster. The Addendum XIV modifies the Lobster Conservation Management Area (LCMA) 3 trap transfer program, including changes to the conservation tax and trap cap. Given the competitive nature of the fishery in…
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High Abundance and Recruitment for Georges Bank & Most of Gulf of Maine Continued Low Stock Abundance & Recruitment for Southern New England and Area 514 (MA Bay and Stellwagen Bank)
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The Terms of Reference and Advisory Report provides summary information concerning the American Lobster Stock Assessment and results of the external peer review to evaluate the accuracy of data and assessment methods.
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