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This press release revises the February 3rd announcement by changing the date of the New Jersey hearing from February 24 to February 25. The hearing time and location remain the same.
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The purpose of this proposed amendment is to consider modifications to the recreational management program for summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish. Specifically, the amendment may consider options for managing for-hire recreational fisheries separately from other recreational fishing modes (referred to as sector separation), as well as options related to the collection and…
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DRAFT SCOPING AND PUBLIC INFORMATION DOCUMENT
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Draft Scoping Document, Public Information Document, and Next Steps
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Recreational Measures Setting Process for Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish
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Consider Approval of Recreational Measures Setting Process Addenda/Framework for Public Comment (C. Tuohy, T. Bauer, J. Beaty) Action
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ASMFC 82nd Annual Meeting October 21 – 24, 2024
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On October 24, 2024, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (Commission) Interstate Fishery Management Program Policy Board (Policy Board) will meet with the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) to consider the Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish Recreational Measures Setting Process Framework/Addenda. Under the Commission process for addenda, the Policy Board will consider…
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In June 2022, the ISFMP Policy Board and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) approved the Recreational Harvest Control Rule Framework/Addenda. Upon approving the Harvest Control Rule, the bodies agreed to continue development of several options for setting recreational measures (bag, size, and season limits) for implementation by 2026. The Recreational Measures Setting Process Framework/Addenda considers…
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