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The Atlantic Menhaden Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, August 6, 2013, and was called to order at 4:45 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Louis Daniel.
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The Atlantic Menhaden Technical Committee was tasked by the Management Board (M-13-057) with reviewing a survey proposal titled A comprehensive aerial survey design: comparing biomass estimates of Atlantic menhaden captured within and outside the normal fishery range and the implications for improved management of this resource and authored by Dr. James Sulikowski, Dr. Alexia Morgan,…
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Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Menhaden was approved in December 2012. Amendment 2 enables the Atlantic Menhaden Management Board to set aside 1% of the overall total allowable catch (TAC) for episodic events (Section 4.2.1.8). Episodic events are times and areas where Atlantic menhaden are available in more abundance than…
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Consider Episodic Events Set Aside Proposal by Board Subcommittee (M. Waine) Action. Consider State Implementation Plans and Amendment 2 Compliance Action. Technical Committee Report (M. Dean). Consider Benchmark Stock Assessment Terms of Reference (M. Dean) Action
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The Atlantic Menhaden Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, May 22, 2013, and was called to order at 8:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Louis Daniel.
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The Atlantic Menhaden Technical Committee met by conference call on January 25, 2013 to discuss three items of relevance to the Management Board for its February 2013 meeting. These include: 1. Stock status determination relative to the new biomass reference points adopted under Amendment 2 2. Funding request for data entry of historic tagging data…
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