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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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ARM Framework Optimal Harvest Recommendation for 2017 Fishing Year; Review draft Addenda VIII for Board Review; Review horseshoe crab surveys for report and summary to Board; Update from US Fish and Wildlife on Red Knot ESA Listing Response; Draft Alternative Bait Trials Proposal.
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The Horseshoe Crab Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Stotesbury Grand Ballroom of the Bar Harbor Club, Harborside Hotel, Bar Harbor, Maine, October 26, 2016, and was called to order at 8:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman James J. Gilmore.
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Consider Comments from the Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) Subcommittee on Draft Addendum VIII (K. Rootes-Murdy) Possible Action; ARM Subcommittee Report (K. Anstead); Shorebird and Horseshoe Crab Survey Reports Summary; ARM Framework Harvest Output for 2017; Recommendations on Bait Trials; Set 2017 Delaware Bay Horseshoe Crab Fishery Specifications (K. Rootes-Murdy) Final Action; Consider 2016 Horseshoe Crab…
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The Horseshoe Crab Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of the Westin Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, August 2, 2016, and was called to order at 2:40 o’clock p.m. by Chairman James J. Gilmore.
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Alexandria, VA –The Commission’s Horseshoe Crab Board approved development of Draft Addendum VIII to the Horseshoe Crab Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The Draft Addendum will propose changes to the Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) Framework, which is used annually to set harvest specifications for the Delaware Bay states, taking into consideration horseshoe crab abundance and red…
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