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The Atlantic Herring Section of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of the Westin Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, January 31, 2017, and was called to order at 8:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman G. Ritchie White.
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Bar Harbor, ME – The Commission’s Atlantic Section initiated Addendum I to Amendment 3 of the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Herring to improve the performance of the Area 1A (inshore Gulf of Maine) Atlantic herring fishery. The purpose of the addendum is to develop additional management alternatives for the days out program. It…
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Review and Discuss White Paper on Fishery Performance and Alternative Management Tools (A. Harp, R. White) Possible Action; Set 2017 Atlantic Herring Specifications for Area 1A Final Action
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The Atlantic Herring Section of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Stotesbury Grand Ballroom of the Bar Harbor Club, Harborside Hotel, Bar Harbor, Maine, October 27, 2016, and was called to order at 11:12 o’clock a.m. by Chairman G. Ritchie White.
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Technical Committee members from Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts reviewed essential elements of the new spawning area closure monitoring system including tasks, individual participation and dates.
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This is a report of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission pursuant to U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award No. NA15NMF4740069.
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The TC reviewed the options selected by the Atlantic Herring Section at the February 2016 meeting (Appendix 1). Each state is reviewing the changes to management and will begin writing new regulations in March. States will work together as much as possible when drafting the spawning area closure regulations to ensure consistency.
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Alexandria, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission approved Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Atlantic Herring. The Amendment refines the spawning closure system, modifies the fixed gear set‐aside, and includes an empty fish hold provision contingent on federal adoption. The Amendment consolidates prior amendments (and associated addenda) and recent…
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Draft Amendment 3 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan (A. Harp) Final Action; Overview on the Research Set-Aside Program
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The Atlantic Herring Section of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of the Westin Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, February 2, 2016, and was called to order at 1:42 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Ritchie White.
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