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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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Arlington, VA – New England states of Maine through Massachusetts have scheduled their hearings to gather public comment on the Public Hearing Document for Draft Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Herring. The dates, times, and locations of the scheduled hearings are attached. Draft Amendment 3 was initiated to propose management…
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