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Discuss 2027 Benchmark Stock Assessment (K. Drew): Provide Guidance to Stock Assessment Subcommittee on Biological Reference Points and Spatial Management; Discuss Work Group on Future Striped Bass Management (T. Kerns): Provide Guidance on Work Group Composition, Task Details, and Timeline; Update on Addendum III Implementation for Maryland Season (M. Luisi); Discuss Timeline and Process to…
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The Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Jefferson Ballroom of the Westin Crystal City Hotel, Arlington, Virginia, via hybrid meeting, in-person and webinar; Thursday, February 5, 2026, and was called to order at 8:30 a.m. by Chair Chris Batsavage.
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A summary of all the board meetings, press releases and motions from the 2025 Annual Meeting.
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Combined materials for all Boards convening at the ASMFC Winter Meeting
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Stock Assessment Subcommittee Memo: Request for Board Guidance on Biological Reference Points and Spatial Management; Charting A Course for Striped Bass: Science and Regulatory Innovation for Offshore Aquaculture; Public Comment
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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Winter Meeting will be February 3-5, 2026 at The Westin Crystal City.
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Combined materials for all Boards convening at the ASMFC Spring Meeting
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Review and Consider Approval of Addendum III State Implementation Plans; (E. Franke); Discuss Work Group on Future Striped Bass Management (E. Franke); Provide Guidance on Work Group Composition, Task Details, and Timeline; Discuss 2027 Benchmark Stock Assessment (K. Drew); Provide Guidance to Stock Assessment Subcommittee on Biological Reference Points and Spatial Management; NOAA Fisheries Report…
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Request for Board Guidance on Biological Reference Points and Spatial Management
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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Winter Meeting will be February 4 – 5, 2025 at The Westin Crystal City.
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Addendum III, as approved by the Board in October 2025, establishes a definition of total length for measuring a striped bass, changes the point of tagging to the first point of landing for the commercial fishery, and allows Maryland to change its Chesapeake Bay recreational season baseline.
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