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Frequently asked questions (FAQs) explaining how the ASMFC coordinates horseshoe crab management and the science behind recent decisions.
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Recommendations on Utility, Reward, and Harvest Policy Functions
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Prepared for the Commissioner Manual
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Building on feedback from a July 2024 workshop with Delaware Bay stakeholders, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) conducted a structured stakeholder engagement process to inform updates to several values-based components of the Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) Framework for horseshoe crab harvest management in Delaware Bay. Compass Resource Management (Compass) was engaged by ASMFC…
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The Horseshoe Crab Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Ballroom East/West via hybrid meeting, in-person and webinar; Tuesday, October 28, 2025, and was called to order at 8:30 a.m. by Chair Eric Reid.
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A summary of all the board meetings, press releases and motions from the 2026 Spring Meeting.
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Consider Stakeholder Engagement Process Report on the Adaptive Resource Management Framework Reward/Utility/Harvest Policy Functions (B. Crawford, K. O’Donnell): Consider Initiating an Addendum on Proposed Changes; Discuss State Legislation on Horseshoe Crab Fisheries (C. Starks)
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The purpose of the meeting is to: (1) Review proposed changes (from the stakeholder workshop and Technical Committee meeting) to the Utility, Reward, and Harvest (U/R/H) functions in the Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) Framework that represent stakeholder values; (2) Discuss and confirm broadly-supported recommendations for revising the U/R/H functions, document different perspectives; and (3) Discuss…
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