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The Cobia Technical Committee (TC) met via webinar on March 23, 2022 to discuss the quota block timeframe for cobia and to discuss future specification development and the timeline for the next cobia stock assessment.
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when projecting Atlantic cobia migrations into the future, researchers suggest Atlantic cobia will migrate into Chesapeake Bay earlier in the year and leave later as a result of warming waters. By mid-century, Atlantic cobia could extend their amount of time spent in the Bay by over 30 days.
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This addendum further incorporates the FES data into management by considering it in the allocation strategy. The Addendum revises quota allocation to 96% recreational and 4% commercial. This addendum establishes a more flexible, alternative method for calculating the commercial trigger. This addendum increased the de minimis set aside to 4% to allow greater utilization of…
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The Commission’s South Atlantic States/Federal Fisheries Management Board approved Addendum I to Amendment 1 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Migratory Group Cobia. The Addendum modifies: (1) the allocation of the resource between the commercial and recreational sectors, (2) the methodology to calculate the commercial trigger for in-season closures; and (3) and commercial…
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The South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened via webinar; Tuesday, October 20, 2020, and was called to order at 1:15 p.m. by Chair Lynn Fegley.
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Consider Atlantic Cobia Addendum l to Amendment 1 for Final Approval (T. Kerns) Final Action; Review Options and Public Comments; Consider Final Approval of Addendum I to Amendment 1; Review 2020 Traffic Light Analyses for Atlantic Croaker and Spot; Review 2020 Reports (D. Franco, H. Rickabaugh); Review Management Response Requirements from Addendum III (S. Lewis);…
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Modifications to Recreational and Commercial Allocations, Commercial Trigger, and De Minimis Measures
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Public Hearing Webinars Scheduled for Late September/Early October
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The South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened via webinar; Monday, August 3, 2020, and was called to order at 1:30 p.m. by Chair Lynn Fegley.
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