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The Draft Addendum will consider postponing the implementation of the measures from Addendum XXVII. The Board also approved Addendum XXX, which addresses how the measures of Addendum XXVII will apply to foreign imports of American lobster once implemented.
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Arlington, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will hold the American Lobster Benchmark Stock Assessment Workshop at the UMass Dartmouth’s School for Marine Science & Technology, East Building, 706 South Rodney French Boulevard, MA. The stock assessment will evaluate the health of American lobster stocks and inform management of this species. The Commission’s…
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened via webinar; Thursday, March 14, 2024, and was called to order at 2:00 p.m. by Chair Robert E. Beal.
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Draft Addendum Considers Addendum XXVII Impacts on Foreign Imports
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Consider Approval of Draft Addendum XXX on the Mitchell Provision for Public Comment (C. Starks)
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Jefferson Ballroom of the Westin Crystal City Hotel, Arlington, Virginia, via hybrid meeting, in-person and webinar; Tuesday, January 23, 2024, and was called to order at 12:30 p.m. by Chair Jason McNamee.
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The Habitat Committee drafted text descriptions of FHOC for each Commission-managed species drawing on information from the current description of FHOC in the FMPs, species fact sheets, other ASMFC publications, and current literature.
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Arlington, VA – The Commission’s American Lobster Management Board initiated Draft Addendum XXX to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster. The Draft Addendum is being considered to clarify how the measures of Addendum XXVII, approved in May 2023, will apply to foreign imports of American lobster. The Magnuson-Stevens Act prohibits…
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