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Set 2019 Harvest Specifications Final Action; Review Horseshoe Crab and Red Knot Indices of Abundance for 2018 Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) Model Runs (K. Anstead); Review Results of 2018 ARM Model Runs (K. Anstead); Set 2019 Harvest Specifications (M. Schmidtke); Progress Update on Horseshoe Crab Benchmark Stock Assessment (K. Anstead); Consider 2018 Fishery Management Plan…
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Updates on 2017 Board Meeting, Benchmark Stock Assessment, and 2018 ARM Model Results
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Arlington, VA – The second of two Horseshoe Crab Stock Assessment Workshops will be conducted July 31 – August 2, at the Commission’s office at 1050 N. Highland Street, Suite 200A-N, Arlington, Virginia. The assessment will evaluate the horseshoe crab population along the Atlantic coast and inform the management of this species. All Commission assessment…
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Arlington, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Horseshoe Crab Stock Assessment Workshop will be conducted May 8-10, 2018, at the Commission’s office at 1050 N. Highland Street, Suite 200A-N, Arlington, VA 22201. The assessment will evaluate horseshoe crab population along the Atlantic coast and inform the management of this species. All Commission assessment…
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Arlington, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will begin work on the 2018 benchmark stock assessment for horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) starting this month. The assessment will be used to evaluate the health of the stock and inform the management of this species. The Commission’s stock assessment process and meetings are open to…
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Norfolk, VA – The Commission’s Horseshoe Crab Management Board approved the harvest specifications for horseshoe crabs of Delaware Bay origin. Under the Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) Framework, the Board set a harvest limit of 500,000 Delaware Bay male horseshoe crabs and zero female horseshoe crabs for the 2018 season. Based on the allocation mechanism established…
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The Horseshoe Crab Technical Committee conducted a survey of American eel and channeled whelk fishermen along the US Atlantic coast. The intents of this survey were to: a) characterize the preference, prevalence, and performance of horseshoe crab as bait in these fisheries, b) provide information on the relative amounts and costs of horseshoe crab bait…
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The Horseshoe Crab Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Hampton Roads Ballroom V of the Marriott Waterside Hotel, Norfolk, Virginia, October 17, 2017, and was called to order at 9:45 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Malcolm Rhodes.
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Review Results of Eel and Whelk Bait Practices Survey (R. Sysak); Consider 2018 Benchmark Stock Assessment Terms of Reference (K. Anstead) Action; Set 2018 Harvest Specifications Final Action; Review Horseshoe Crab and Red Knot Indices of Abundance for 2017 Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) Model Runs (K. Anstead); Consider 2017 Fishery Management Plan Review and State…
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Arlington, VA – The Commission’s Horseshoe Crab Management Board is seeking nominations from nontraditional stakeholders to fill two seats on the Horseshoe Crab Advisory Panel. Examples of such stakeholders include, but are not limited to environmental organizations, grassroots organizations, and individuals/groups with an expertise or interest in shorebird conservation. The intent of this action is…
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Review 2017 ARM Model Run; Alternative ARM Model Runs Incorporating Biomedical Mortality; and 2018 Stock Assessment Procedures.
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Bar Harbor, ME – The Commission’s Horseshoe Crab Management Board approved the harvest specifications for horseshoe crabs of Delaware Bay origin. Under the Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) Framework, the Board set a harvest limit of 500,000 Delaware Bay male horseshoe crabs and zero female horseshoe crabs for the 2017 season. Based on the allocation mechanism…
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