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The Shad and River Herring Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Jefferson Ballroom of the Westin Crystal City Hotel, Arlington, Virginia, a hybrid meeting, in-person and webinar; Tuesday, May 3, 2022, and was called to order at 10:15 a.m. by Chair Lynn Fegley.
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2022 Spring Meeting, May 2-5, 2022, in Arlington, VA
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Consider American Shad Habitat Plans/Updates (B. Neilan): Connecticut River and Merrimack River. Consider American Shad and River Herring Sustainable Fishery Management Plan Updates (B. Neilan): New York (River Herring) and Delaware River Basin Cooperative (American Shad). Consider Technical Committee Report from Board Task on Prioritizing Systems for Shad Recovery and DevelopingInventory of Available Data to…
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Amendment 3 requires states and jurisdictions to develop sustainable fishery management plans (SFMPs), which are reviewed by the Technical Committee and approved by the Board, in order to maintain commercial and recreational fisheries beyond January 2013.
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Consider American Shad Habitat Plans/Updates (B. Neilan) Action; Consider Technical Committee Report on Methods for Evaluating Mixed-stock Catch (B. Neilan) Possible Action; Progress Report on Prioritizing Systems for Shad Recovery and Developing Inventory of Available Data to Support Development of Fish Passage Criteria (B. Neilan); Update from U.S. Geological Survey Eastern Ecological Science Center on…
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Amendment 3 to the Shad and River Herring FMP requires all states and jurisdictions to submit a habitat plan for American shad.
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Submitted to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission as a requirement of Amendment 3 to the Interstate Management Plan for Shad and River Herring
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