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In this project we collected and analyzed primary and secondary socioeconomic data, both quantitative and qualitative, regarding the U.S. Atlantic menhaden commercial fishery. The goal is to provide a document that characterizes the socioeconomic dimensions of menhaden fisheries stakeholders and can be used to support economic analysis of alternative menhaden allocations.
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Review Socioeconomic Study of the Atlantic Menhaden Commercial Fishery (J. Harrison, J. Whitehead); Public Comment Summary of Draft Amendment 3 Public Information Document (M. Ware); Review Advisory Panel Report (J. Kaelin); Provide Guidance to the Plan Development Team on Draft Amendment 3 (R. Ballou) Possible Action; Discuss Allowance of Cast Nets under the Bycatch Provision…
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The Atlantic Menhaden Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of the Westin Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, February 1, 2017, and was called to order at 2:52 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Robert Ballou.
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The Atlantic Menhaden Advisory Panel (AP) met via conference call on January 9, 2017 to review comments made on the Amendment 3 Public Information Document (PID).
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The Atlantic Menhaden Advisory Panel (AP) met via conference call on September 30th to review a draft of the Public Information Document (PID) for Amendment 3.
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Review Timeline of Menhaden Activities through 2019 (M. Ware); Set 2017 Atlantic Menhaden Fishery Specifications Final Action; Review Stock Projections and Trends in Recent Juvenile Abundance Indices (J. McNamee); Consider Postponed Motion to Set the 2017 Total Allowable Catch (TAC); Motion to set the 2017 Coastal TAC for the Atlantic Menhaden Fishery at 225,456 metric…
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The Atlantic Menhaden Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Stotesbury Grand Ballroom of the Bar Harbor Club, Harborside Hotel, Bar Harbor, Maine, October 26, 2016, and was called to order at 2:35 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Robert Ballou.
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At the August 2016 meeting, the Atlantic Menhaden Management Board (Board) requested the Technical Committee (TC) provide information on recent recruitment trends in the fishery. Given that recruitment trends are derived from the Beaufort Assessment Model and can only be updated during a stock assessment, the TC decided to investigate juvenile abundance indices (JAIs) as…
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The purpose of this Addendum is to further modify the bycatch provision for Atlantic menhaden. Currently, Amendment 2 (Section 4.2.1.7) provides for a 6,000 pound per vessel per day bycatch limit. This addendum adds flexibility to the current bycatch provision by allowing two licensed individuals, who are allowed to separately harvest up to 6,000 pounds…
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