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Alexandria, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission announces its intent to notify the Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior of its finding that the State of Maine is out of compliance with the required zero tolerance spawning provision contained in Technical Addendum 1 to Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP)…
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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 13, 2007, and was called to order at 5:00 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Eric Smith.
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The meeting of the Atlantic Herring Section of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Washington Ballroom of the Radisson Hotel Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, on Monday, May 7, 2007, and was called to order at 1:00 o’clock, p.m., by Chairman Eric Smith.
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Atlantic Beach, NC – The Commission’s Atlantic Herring Section today voted to reduce the amount of herring available to the fishery for 2007-2009 in Area 1A, an inshore region off the coasts of Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The total allowable catch for Area 1A is now set at 50,000 metric tons. The Section committed…
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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. NA05NMF4741025.
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Technical Addendum I to Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Herring (Amendment) was drafted in order to clarify the language contained in the Executive Summary and the Zero Tolerance (Section 4.3.2.3) provision of the Amendment.
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Arlington, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Herring Section approved Technical Addendum I to Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Herring. The Technical Addendum clarifies the zero tolerance spawning provision of Amendment 2 by prohibiting vessels to fish for, take, land, or possess herring from or within a…
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The Atlantic Herring Section of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Washington Ballroom of the Doubletree Hotel Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia, and was called to order at 4:37 o’clock p.m., August 14, 2006, by Chairman Eric Smith.
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The Atlantic Herring Section of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Washington Room of the Doubletree Hotel Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia, Tuesday morning, May 9, 2006, and was called to order at 8:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Eric Smith.
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Amendment Aims to Maintain High Abundance While Balancing Stakeholder Needs & Ecosystem Functions
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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Atlantic Herring Section met on January 25, 2006 in Providence, Rhode Island with the primary purpose of approving final management measures for Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Atlantic Herring.
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Combined Canada and USA herring landings increased from 106,000 mt in 2002 to 110,000 mt in 2003, increased further to 115,000 mt in 2004, and declined to 105,000 mt in 2005.
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The ASMFC and NEFMC Herring Advisory Panels (APs) met jointly on October 26, 2005 to: 1) review ASMFC Draft Amendment 2 and develop AP recommendations for Section consideration regarding the selection of final management measures for Amendment 2; 2) review the NEFMC Draft Amendment 1/DSEIS document and public hearing document and develop AP recommendations for…
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