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Draft Addendum VI for Final Approval Final Action
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The Atlantic Herring Section of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, August 6, 2013, and was called to order at 10:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman David Pierce.
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Draft Addendum VI and Nantucket Shoals/Georges Bank Spawning Study
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The Atlantic Herring Advisory Panel (AP) held a conference call to review Draft Addendum VI to Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Herring. This addendum complements the New England Fishery Management Council’s draft Framework Adjustment 2.
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Arlington, VA – The states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts have scheduled their hearings to gather public comment on Draft Addendum VI to Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for the Atlantic Herring. The dates, times, and locations of the scheduled meetings are attached. Draft Addendum VI proposes several changes to the…
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Atlantic Herring Section has approved Draft Addendum VI to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Atlantic Herring for public comment. The Draft Addendum proposes several changes to the management program, including (1) seasonal splitting of the annual catch limit sub-components (sub-ACLs) for Areas 1B, 2, and 3; (2) up…
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Consider Draft Amendment VI for Public Comment (M. Yuen) Action.
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The Atlantic Herring Section of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, May 20, 2013, and was called to order at 10:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman David Pierce.
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Atlantic Herring Section has set the annual catch limit (ACL) for the 2013 – 2015 fishing seasons at 107,800 metric tons (mt), an 18% increase from 2010 – 2012 limits. For all three years, the ACL is further subdivided by Atlantic herring management areas as follows: Area 1A = 31,200…
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Update on New England Fishery Management Council Action (L. Steele) — NEFMC Framework Adjustment 2 to the Herring Fishery Management Plan. Set 2013-2015 Atlantic Herring Specifications (T. Kerns) Action.
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The Atlantic Herring Section 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 1:30 o’clock p.m. by Chairman David Pierce.
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In February 2012, the Atlantic Herring Section (Section) initiated an addendum to implement the Technical Committee’s (TC) recommendations regarding spawning regulations. These recommendations include 1) refining the sampling protocol; 2) investigating shifting the boundary between the Western Maine and Massachusetts/New Hampshire (MA/NH) spawning areas south and 3) incorporating all spawning regulations in one document for…
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