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The Board initiated Addendum IV to the FMP to propose consistent management measures for smoothhound sharks between state and federal waters with the following motion: Move to initiate an addendum to the coastal sharks FMP to address a disconnect of the processing at sea. Commercial fisherman can fully dress (remove head and fin and gut…
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Draft Addendum IV for Final Approval Final Action; Consider 2015 Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance (A. Harp) Action
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Alexandria, VA – The Coastal Sharks Management Board approved Addendum IV to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Atlantic Coastal Sharks. The Addendum amends the FMP to allow smooth dogfish carcasses to be landed with corresponding fins removed from the carcass as long as the total retained catch on board at the time of…
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Catch Composition Requirement
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The Law Enforcement Committee met via teleconference to review and provide comments on proposed management options in Draft Addendum IV to the Coastal Sharks Interstate Fishery Management Plan.
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States Schedule Hearings for late June
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The Coastal Sharks Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of the Westin Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, May 5, 2016, and was called to order at 9:48 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Adam Nowalsky.
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Coastal Sharks Management Board approved Draft Addendum IV to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Coastal Sharks for public comment. The purpose of the Draft Addendum is to maintain consistency between federal and state FMPs, where possible, and to better incorporate into state regulations the intent of the limited…
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Review and Consider Approval of Addendum IV for Public Comment (A. Harp) Action
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The Coastal Sharks Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of the Westin Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, February 3, 2016, and was called to order at 1:40 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Adam Nowalsky.
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