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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 18, 2009, and was called to order at 8:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Terry Stockwell.
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Combined Canada and USA herring landings increased from 106,000 mt in 2005 to 116,000 mt in 2006, then declined to 90,000 mt in 2008.
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Gulf of Maine-Georges Bank herring stock complex
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In October 2008, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Atlantic Herring Section (Section) approved a motion to initiate the development of Addendum I to Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (Amendment 2) for Atlantic Herring. The Section directed the Plan Development Team to include monthly or bimonthly quotas with payback and carry…
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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 3, 2009, and was called to order at 8:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Terry Stockwell.
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Addendum Provides Suite of Measures to Control Effort in Area 1A
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The Atlantic Herring Advisory Panel (AP) convened via phone conference on January 30, 2009 to give recommendations to the Atlantic Herring Section (Section) for Draft Addendum I to Amendment 2 to the Interstate FMP for Atlantic Sea Herring.
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The Atlantic Herring Advisory Panel (AP) held a meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on December 5, 2008. This meeting was in response to the Atlantic Herring Section tasking the AP to give recommendations for an addendum to achieve the goals of the following motion. Move to initiate an addendum (Addendum I) to include the following:…
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The Atlantic Herring Technical Committee (TC) held a conference call on May 25, 2012 to review Draft Addendum V for Public Comment and provide feedback to the Atlantic Herring Section (Section).
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Rehoboth Beach, DE – The Commission’s Atlantic Herring Section approved initiation of an addendum to explore additional options to control harvest in Area 1A (inshore Gulf of Maine). Five specific measures will be considered for inclusion in the final draft: (1) monthly or bimonthly quotas with payback and carry over; (2) determination of landing and…
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The Atlantic Herring Section of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Swan Ballroom of the Atlantic Sands Hotel, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, October 20, 2008, and was called to order at 8:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Terry Stockwell.
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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 19, 2008, and was called to order at 4:10 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Terry Stockwell.
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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, Alexandria, Virginia, February 4, 2008, and was called to order at 8:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Terry Stockwell.
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Annapolis, MD – The Commission’s Atlantic Herring Section voted to reduce the amount of herring available to the 2008-2009 fishery in Area 1A, an inshore region off the coasts of Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The total allowable catch (TAC) for Area 1A is now set at 45,000 metric tons. An additional 5,000 metric tons…
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