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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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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s American Lobster Board approved Addendum XVII to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster. The Addendum establishes area-specific management measures for Lobster Conservation Management Areas (2, 3, 4, 5, and 6) as the first step in initiating Southern New England (SNE) stock rebuilding. The measures are…
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Draft Addendum XVII for Final Approval (T. Kerns) Final Action. Review of Draft Addendum XVIII. Overview of Technical Committee Discussion Regarding New Jersey Stock Assessment Proposal (T. Kerns).
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Wilson Ballroom of the Langham Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts, Monday morning, November 7, 2011, and was called to order at 10:45 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Mark Gibson.
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Boston, MA – The Commission’s American Lobster Management Board has adopted a 10% reduction in exploitation by all fishing sectors and all gear types starting January 1, 2013 as the first phase in the Board’s efforts to rebuild the Southern New England stock. The 10% reduction would come from changes in the minimum size limit,…
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A sub-group of the Law Enforcement Committee discussed proposed management options in Draft Addendum XVII to Amendment 3 to the American Lobster Fishery Management Plan for Public Comment.
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