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Black Sea Bass Addendum XXX for Final Approval Final Action; Consider Tabled Black Sea Bass Motion the December Joint Board and Council Meeting (C. Starks)Final Action; Review and Consider Approval of Summer Flounder and Scup Recreational State Proposals for 2018 Measures (K. Rootes-Murdy) Final Action; Consider Approval of 2017 Scup Fishery Management Plan Review and…
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This memo contains the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel’s review of the Draft Addendum XXX Options for the 2018 black sea bass recreational fishery.
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Board Seeks Input on Regional Management Options for Black Sea Recreational Fisheries for 2018 and Beyond
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Annapolis, MD – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) and the Mid‐Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) met jointly to establish recreational specifications for black sea bass, scup, and summer flounder; consider approval of Black Sea Bass Draft Addendum XXX for 2018 recreational management; discuss the initiation of a new Bluefish Amendment; and jointly take…
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Annapolis, MD – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) and the Mid‐Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) met jointly to establish recreational specifications for black sea bass, scup, and summer flounder; consider approval of Black Sea Bass Draft Addendum XXX for 2018 recreational management; discuss the initiation of a new Bluefish Amendment; and jointly take…
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Black Sea Bass Recreational Management in 2018. Revised 1/4/2018
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The Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass Technical Committee (TC) met via conference call to discuss the recreational harvest data collection and estimation process through the Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) with John Foster, a lead statistician at NOAA Fisheries. The TC requested a meeting with John Foster in order to gain a better understanding…
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The Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Hampton Roads Ballroom V of the Marriott Waterside Hotel, Norfolk, Virginia, October 18, 2017, and was called to order at 4:26 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Michael Luisi.
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The Black Sea Bass Recreational Working Group (Rec WG) met via conference call to discuss the proposed options in Draft Addendum XXX and make recommendations regarding the options to be included in the document for public comment. The following is a summary of the Rec WG’s discussion and subsequent revisions to the Draft Addendum. Please…
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Consider Draft Addendum XXX for Board for Public Comment (K. Rootes-Murdy) Possible Action; Review Preliminary 2017 Recreational Harvest Estimates through Wave 4, if available (K. Rootes-Murdy); Consider 2017 Fishery Management Plan Reviews and State Compliance Reports (K. Rootes-Murdy, C. Starks) Action; Consider Potential 2018 Wave 1 Opening of the Black Sea Bass Recreational Fishery (M.…
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Philadelphia, PA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) and the Mid‐Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) reviewed previously approved specifications for summer flounder, black sea bass and bluefish fisheries and modified 2018 and 2019 specifications for scup. The Commission’s actions are final and apply to state waters. The Council will forward its federal waters…
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The Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of the Westin Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, August 3, 2017, and was called to order at 10:34 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Michael Luisi.
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