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Summer Flounder Draft Addendum XXVIII for Final Approval (K. Rootes-Murdy) Final Action; Update on 2015 Black Sea Bass Commercial Landings and 2017 Harvest Specifications (K. Rootes-Murdy); Consider Scup Draft Addendum XXIX for Public Comment Action; Set 2017 Scup Recreational Fishery Specifications (K. Rootes-Murdy) Final Action
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This Addendum establishes management of the 2017 recreational summer flounder fishery.
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62nd SAW Assessment Report
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The 62nd SAW Assessment Summary Report contains summary and detailed technical information on two stock assessments reviewed during November 29 – December 2, 2016 at the Stock Assessment Workshop (SAW) by the 62nd Stock Assessment Review Committee (SARC-62): Black sea bass and Witch flounder.
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The Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass 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 25, 2016 and was called to order at 4:12 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Michael Luisi.
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Review Marine Recreational Information Program Wave 4 Harvest Estimates for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass (if available) (K. Rootes-Murdy); Consider Management Approaches for 2017 Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass Recreational Fisheries Possible Action; Update on Stock Assessment Progress for Black Sea Bass (K. Rootes-Murdy); Consider 2016 Fishery Management Plan Reviews and State…
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Virginia Beach, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) and the Mid‐Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) reviewed previously implemented specifications for scup, black sea bass and bluefish fisheries and modified specifications for summer flounder. The Commission’s actions are final and apply to state waters. The Council will forward its federal waters recommendations regarding…
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The Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass and Bluefish Management Boards met via conference call to review the latest recreational harvest estimates from the Marine Recreational Information Program.
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Arlington, VA – The Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass and Bluefish Management Boards will meet via conference call on Wednesday, July 6 at 10:00 a.m. to review the latest recreational harvest estimates from the Marine Recreational Information Program. These data indicate that preliminary estimates of 2015 recreational harvest were underestimated for both…
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