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Due to technical issues, the proceedings of the South Atlantic State/Federal Management Board were not recorded. The following press releases, meeting summary and motions are provided in lieu of the Board’s recorded/transcribed proceedings.
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SEDAR 58 Cobia Benchmark Stock Assessment and Peer Review Report Action; Presentation of Stock Assessment Report (K. Siegfried); Presentation of Peer Review Report (J. Buckel); Consider Acceptance of Benchmark Stock Assessment, Reference Points, and Peer Review Report for Management Use (P. Geer); Consider Management Response to SEDAR 58 Cobia Assessment Action; Presentation of Recommended Harvest…
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Recommendations for Atlantic Cobia Harvest Quota
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SEDAR 58 addressed the stock assessment for Atlantic Cobia. A Stock ID Workshop was held June 5-7, 2018 in Charleston, SC. The Data Workshop was held April 1-5, 2019 in Charleston, SC. The SEDAR 58 Assessment Process was conducted through a series of webinars held from April to October 2019. The Review Workshop (RW) took…
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The South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries 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; Thursday, October 31, 2019, and was called to order at 10:40 o’clock a.m. by Chair Pat Geer.
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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (Commission) South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board (Board) initiated Amendment 1 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Atlantic Migratory Group Cobia (Atlantic cobia) to reflect the transition from complementary to sole management of Atlantic cobia by the Commission and establish processes for efficiently managing this stock in…
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The South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Jefferson Ballroom of the Westin Crystal City Hotel, Arlington, Virginia; Tuesday, August 6, 2019, and was called to order at 10:15 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Pat Geer.
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Amendment 1 to the Cobia Fishery Management Plan for Final Approval (M. Schmidtke) Final Action; Review Options and Public Comment; Consider Final Approval of Amendment 1; Review 2018 Traffic Light Analyses for Atlantic Croaker and Spot (C. McDonough); Consider Approval of 2019 Fishery Management Plan Reviews and State Compliance for Atlantic Cobia and Atlantic Croaker…
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The South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Jefferson Ballroom of the Westin Crystal City Hotel, Arlington, Virginia on Thursday, May 2, 2019, and was called to order at 10:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Pat Geer.
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