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The Atlantic Herring Technical Committee (TC) convened via phone conference on October 9, 2007. This conference was initiated because the ASMFC and NMFS have different TAC specifications for Area 1A (ASMFC 50,000 mt; NMFS 45,000 mt) and Area 3 (ASMFC 55,000 mt; NMFS 60,000 mt) for the 2008 and 2009 fishing seasons.
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This conference was in response to the Atlantic Herring Section tasking the TC to give feedback advice for an addendum to achieve the goals of the following motion. Move to initiate an addendum (Addendum I) to include the following: – Monthly or bimonthly quotas with payback and carry over; – Determination of landing and fishing…
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Consider Approval of Draft Addendum V for Public Comment (C. Vonderweidt) Action. Section Comment on New England Fishery Management Council Draft Amendment 5 Action.
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The Atlantic Herring Advisory Panel (AP) held a conference call to review New England Fishery Management Council (NEMFC) Draft Amendment 5 to the Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Herring (Amendment 5). The Atlantic Herring Section (Section) asked the AP to provide feedback on Draft Amendment 5, which they will consider when developing written comments to…
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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, March 21, 2011, and was called to order at 4:35 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Dennis Abbott.
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The Atlantic Herring Section of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Ballroom of the Sheraton Providence Airport Hotel, Warwick, Rhode Island, January 7, 2011, and was called to order at 10:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Dennis Abbott.
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Charleston, SC – The Commission’s Atlantic Herring Section has approved Addendum II to Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Sea Herring. The Addendum modifies the process to set specifications and the definitions (and associated acronyms) used by the Commission in setting Atlantic herring specifications. It also establishes quota overage accountability measures.…
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The Atlantic Herring Section of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Carolina Ballroom of the Francis Marion Hotel, Charleston, South Carolina, November 8, 2010, and was called to order at 8:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Dennis Abbott.
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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 3, 2010, and was called to order at 4:00 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Dennis Abbott.
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Atlantic Herring Section has set optimal yield (OY) for the 2010 – 2012 fishing seasons at 91,200 metric tons (mt). For all three years, the OY will be distributed to the three Atlantic herring management areas and two sub-areas as follows: Area 1A = 26,546 mt, Area 1B = 4,362…
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