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Black sea bass, bluefish, cobia, red drum, scup, tautog, and weakfish were identified as species to evaluate for the 2023 workshop which took place from March 8-9th at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FL FWRI) in St. Petersburg, FL. This is the first year that cobia and weakfish have been evaluated by the…
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The Recreational Reform Initiative (Initiative) considers improvements to management of recreational fisheries for summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish.
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The goal of the Commission’s Addenda and the Council’s Framework is to establish a process for setting recreational bag, size, and season limits for summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish such that measures aim to prevent overfishing, are reflective of stock status, appropriately account for uncertainty in the recreational data, take into consideration…
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This assessment of Atlantic bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) is a Level 1 update of the existing 2015 benchmark assessment (NEFSC 2015).
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At the December 2017 joint meeting, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Bluefish Board (Board) and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) initiated Amendment 2 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Bluefish to revisit commercial and recreational sector allocations, state commercial allocations, and provide an opportunity for stakeholders to provide input on areas of…
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The Commission’s Management Boards for Bluefish and Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass met jointly with the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) to adopt 2022-2023 specifications for all four species.
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The Bluefish Advisory Panel (AP) met on Wednesday, July 28th from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. The goal of the meeting was to discuss the AP process, review recent fishery performance (2020), review the recent management track assessment, and review the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and Monitoring Committee (MC) recommendations.
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The Advisory Panels of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) met jointly via webinar on April 27, 2021 to review the Bluefish Allocation and Rebuilding Amendment Public Comment Summary and provide recommendations on the alternatives being considered in the amendment.
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Consider Revisions to the Addendum l Biological Monitoring Program (D. Colson Leaning) Final Action
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