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The Shad and River Herring Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crown Plaza Hotel Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, February 6, 2014, and was called to order at 10:30 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Terry Stockwell.
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The Delaware River is unique along the Atlantic Coast in that it is free‐flowing along the entire length of the mainstem, which allows numerous species of migratory fish and freshwater mussel species to persist far up into its headwaters where in similar East coast aquatic systems they’ve been long extirpated.
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Consider 2013 Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance (M. Hawk) Action. Review of Shad Habitat Plans for Amendment 3 Action — Overview and Technical Committee Report (M. Dionne). Update on New England Fishery Management Council and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Actions (L. Steele).
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Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Shad and River Herring requires states to develop habitat plans for American shad, focusing on threats that are deemed most significant. The Susquehanna River Anadromous Fish Restoration Cooperative (SRAFRC) has determined that the most significant threats to American shad are barriers to migration and water quality.
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The Shad and River Herring 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 2:55 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Michelle Duval.
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Review of NOAA Fisheries Possible Endangered Species Act Listing of River Herring (K. Taylor) Possible Action. Review of Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Amendment 15 Development (K. Taylor). Consider Proposed American Shad Stocking Plan in Georgia (M. Dionne) Action.
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Review of NOAA Fisheries Potential Endangered Species Act Listing of River Herring (K. Taylor) Possible Action. Update on NEFMC Amendments 4/5 and MAFMC Amendment 14 (K. Taylor). Review of MAFMC Amendment 15 Scoping Document (K. Taylor) Action. Review and Consider Approval of American Shad and River Herring Sustainable Fishing Plans Action. Consider Fishery Management Plan…
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