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Update on Development of Draft Amendment 3 for Public Comment (M. Yuen); Review and Set Atlantic Herring Specifications for 2015 (M. Yuen) Action; Update on Atlantic Herring Offshore Spawning Study (M. Yuen); Review and Populate Advisory Panel Membership (M. Yuen) Action
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The Atlantic Herring Section of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Grand Ballroom of The Mystic Hilton, Mystic, Connecticut, October 27, 2014, and was called to order at 8:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Terry Stockwell.
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Review of Public Comment Summary to Draft Amendment 3 Public Information Document (M. Yuen). Draft Amendment 3— Provide Guidance to Plan Development Team for Draft Amendment 3 (T. Stockwell).
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Arlington, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Herring Section is seeking comments on the Public Information Document (PID) for Draft Amendment 3 to the Interstate Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The New England states of Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts have scheduled their hearings to gather public comment on the PID;…
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Atlantic Herring Section approved the Public Information Document (PID) for Draft Amendment 3 to the Interstate Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for public comment. Draft Amendment 3 was initiated to strengthen spawning sea herring protections in Area 1A (inshore Gulf of Maine) and address concerns raised by the commercial…
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Update on NEFMC Framework 4 Actions (M. Yuen). Consider the Public Information Document for Draft Amendment 3 for Public Comment (M. Yuen) Action. Update on Georges Banks/Nantucket Shoals Study (T. Kerns).
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The Atlantic Herring Section of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crown Plaza Hotel Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, May 12, 2014, and was called to order at 10:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Terry Stockwell.
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Discuss and Consider Changes to Management Area 1A (T. Stockwell) Action. Set Area 1BSpecifications for 2014 (T. Stockwell) Final Action.
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Atlantic Herring Section initiated a new amendment with the primary purpose of more fully protecting spawning herring in Area 1A (inshore Gulf of Maine). The draft amendment will review and consider changes to the Area 1A spawning area regulations as well as consider (1) removing the fixed-gear set-aside rollover provision,…
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The Atlantic Herring Section of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crown Plaza Hotel Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, February 4, 2014, and was called to order at 8:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Terry Stockwell.
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