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Prepared for the Commissioner Manual
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The Coastal Sharks 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, May 2, 2024, and was called to order at 8:00 a.m. by Chair Michael Luisi.
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A summary of all the board meetings, press releases and motions from the 2026 Spring Meeting.
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Updates on Highly Migratory Species Federal Rulemaking (D. DuBeck); Updates on Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species Permitting for Smoothhound Sharks (M. Turton); Consider Approval of Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance for Coastal Sharks for the 2024 Fishing Year (C. Starks); Elect Vice Chair
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Updated March 2026
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A summary of all the board meetings, press releases and motions from the 2025 Annual Meeting.
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The Coastal Sharks Management Board adopted coastal shark specifications for the 2026 fishing year based on the default federal regulations for Atlantic coastal shark fisheries. Effective January 1, 2024, NOAA Fisheries changed the federal regulations for Atlantic shark fisheries for the 2024 and future fishing years to automatically open the commercial fishing year on January…
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A summary of all the board meetings, press releases and motions from the 2025 Annual Meeting.
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