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New Castle, NH – The Commission’s Atlantic Herring Management Board initiated an addendum to Amendment 3 of the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Herring to consider new approaches for managing the Area 1A (inshore Gulf of Maine) sub-annual catch limit (ACL) under low quota scenarios. This action responds to the challenges encountered in managing…
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The Atlantic Herring Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Wentworth Ballroom of the Wentworth by the Sea Hotel, New Castle, New Hampshire; Monday, October 28, 2019, and was called to order at 8:30 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Patrick C. Keliher.
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Progress Update on 2019 Atlantic Herring Area 1A Fishery Performance (R. Zobel); Update on Development of New England Fishery Management Council’s (NEFMC) Georges Bank Spawning Protection Discussion Document (D. Boelke) Possible Action; Review and Set 2020-2021 Atlantic Herring Fishery Specifications (K. Rootes-Murdy) Final Action; Update on Maine Enforcement Efforts on Quota Violation (R. Beal)
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Consider Addendum II for Final Approval Final Action; Review Options and Public Comment Summary (K. Rootes-Murdy); Advisory Panel Report (J. Kaelin); Consider Final Approval of Addendum II; Update on 2020-2021 Fishery Specifications (K. Rootes-Murdy); Progress Update on Draft Addendum III (K. Rootes-Murdy); Review Management Tools Used for Setting Days Out Measures (K. Rootes-Murdy) Possible Action;…
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Addendum Increases Protection of Spawning Herring in the Inshore Gulf of Maine
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This Addendum strengthens the protections provided to spawning herring in Area 1A by: 1) lowering the threshold that triggers initial spawning closure; 2) increasing the length of the initial spawning closure; and 3) lowering the threshold that triggers a re-closure due to spawning activity, in order to provide greater protection to the stock.
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The Atlantic Herring Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Jefferson Ballroom of the Westin Crystal City Hotel, Arlington, Virginia; Tuesday, April 30, 2019, and was called to order at 8:30 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Patrick C. Keliher.
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Draft Addendum Considers Measures to Protect Spawning Herring in Inshore Gulf of Maine
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Gulf of Maine Spawning Protections
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Draft Addendum Considers Measures to Protect Spawning Herring in Area 1A
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