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Update on Implementation of CITES Appendix II Provisions for Atlantic Shortfin Mako (USFWS Staff); Update from November 2019 Meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas on Atlantic Shortfin Mako (K. Rootes-Murdy)
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An Advisory Panel conference call was held on October 1, 2019 to review the Board’s postponed motion which considers requiring circle hooks for the coastal sharks recreational fishery in state waters.
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The Coastal Sharks Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Wentworth Ballroom of the Wentworth by the Sea Hotel, New Castle, New Hampshire; Wednesday, October 30, 2019, and was called to order at 1:15 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Chris Batsavage.
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Consider Postponed Motion from April 2019 (C. Batsavage) Final Action; Move to require, for state waters, the use of circle hooks on lines intended to catch sharks; Law Enforcement Committee Report (M. Robson); Advisory Panel Report (K. Rootes-Murdy); Set Coastal Sharks Fishery Specifications for 2020 Action; Consider Approval of 2019 Fishery Management Plan Review and…
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Final Rule for Highly Migratory Species Amendment 11 (Shortfin Mako); Review Final Rule and NOAA Fisheries Request for Complementary Measures (K. Brewster-Geisz); Technical Committee Report (K. Rootes-Murdy); Consider Complementary Management Measures (R. Miller) Final Action; Consider Approval of 2018 Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance Reports (K. Rootes-Murdy) Action
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Arlington, VA – The Commission’s Coastal Sharks Management Board approved changes to the recreational size limit for Atlantic shortfin mako sharks in state waters, specifically, a 71-inch straight line fork length (FL) for males and an 83-inch straight line FL for females. These measures are consistent with those required for federal highly migratory species (HMS)…
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Presentation on Atlantic shortfin mako shark Amendment 11 and new regulations
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Presentation on Atlantic shortfin mako shark Amendment 11 and new regulations
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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; Tuesday, April 30, 2019, and was called to order at 3:30 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Roy W. Miller.
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