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Arlington, VA – The Commission’s Horseshoe Crab Management Board approved revisions to a guidance document on Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Handling Horseshoe Crabs for Biomedical Purposes. The document recommends broadly applicable industry standards that are expected to minimize mortality and injury of horseshoe crabs associated with the biomedical process. It also provides background on…
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Consider Work Group Report on Biomedical Best Management Practices (C. Starks) Action; Review Potential Processes and Resources Required for Evaluating Management Objectives for the Delaware Bay Bait Fishery (C. Starks)
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Formation of the 2023 work group was prompted by the Board’s recent discussions about biomedical mortality and follows the recommendation to periodically review the BMPs for the continued successful management of the horseshoe crab resource. The work group includes technical committee and advisory panel members with expertise in horseshoe crab biology, ecology, and biomedical processing.
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The Biomedical Best Management Practices Work Group (BMP WG) met on April 4th via webinar to continue addressing the Board task to review and update the Biomedical BMPs. Staff began the meeting by reviewing the work group ground rules and process for allowing the public to make comments during the meeting. The WG reviewed suggested…
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The Biomedical Best Management Practices Work Group (BMP WG) met on March 13th via webinar to continue addressing the Board task to review and update the Biomedical BMPs. The WG reviewed a draft document including the recommended modifications to the BMPs.
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In November 2022, the Horseshoe Crab Management Board formed a work group to review and update the best management practices (BMPs) for handling biomedical catch, which were originally developed in 2011. The work group (WG) includes technical committee and advisory panel members with expertise in horseshoe crab biology, ecology, and biomedical processing.
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Consider Addendum VIII on Implementation of Recommended Changes from 2021 Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) Revision and Peer Review Report for Final Approval Final Action; Consider Public Comment Summary (C. Starks); Consider Advisory Panel Report (B. Hoffmeister); Consider Final Approval on Addendum VIII; Set 2023 Delaware Bay Harvest Specifications Final Action; Review Horseshoe Crab and Red…
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Addendum VIII implements the 2021 Revision to the ARM Framework and will be used to annually produce bait harvest recommendations for male and female horseshoe crabs of Delaware Bay-origin, based on the abundance of horseshoe crabs and red knots.
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Long Branch, NJ – The Commission’s Horseshoe Crab Management Board approved harvest specifications for horseshoe crabs of Delaware Bay-origin. Taking into consideration the recommendations of the Adaptative Resource Management (ARM) Framework Revision, the Board set a harvest limit of 475,000 male horseshoe crabs and zero female Delaware Bay-origin horseshoe crabs for the 2023 season. “The…
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The Commission’s Horseshoe Crab Management Board approved harvest specifications for horseshoe crabs of Delaware Bay-origin. Taking into consideration the recommendations of the Adaptative Resource Management (ARM) Framework Revision, the Board set a harvest limit of 475,000 male horseshoe crabs and zero female Delaware Bay-origin horseshoe crabs for the 2023 season.
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