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A Horseshoe Crab Advisory Panel (AP) meeting was held on Thursday, April 10 from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to review Draft Addendum IX to the Horseshoe Crab FMP as well as public comments submitted and provide input to inform the Management Board’s decisions on the management action.
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The Board tasked the ARM Subcommittee with reviewing the reward and utility functions of the ARM Framework and discussing what input from stakeholder groups would be needed to provide direction on changes. The ARM Subcommittee met three times in early 2025 to address this task and develop recommendations for next steps to address the workshop…
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Draft Addendum Considers Allowing for Multi-year Specifications for Male-only Harvest in the Delaware Bay Region
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Multi-Year Specifications for Male-only Harvest in the Delaware Bay Region
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Consider Approval of Draft Addendum IX on Multi-year Specifications for Male Only Harvest of Delaware Bay-origin Horseshoe Crabs for Public Comment. Discuss Advisory Panel Composition. Elect Vice-Chair.
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Consider Approval of Draft Addendum IX on Multi-year Specifications for Male Only Harvest of Delaware Bay-origin Horseshoe Crabs for Public Comment (C. Starks) Action
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ASMFC’s Horseshoe Crab Management Board approved Draft Addendum IX for public comment. The Draft Addendum considers allowing the Board to set specifications for male-only harvest for multiple years.
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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Winter Meeting will be February 4 – 5, 2025 at The Westin Crystal City.
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ASMFC 82nd Annual Meeting October 21 – 24, 2024
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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 output of the Adaptative Resource Management (ARM) Framework, the Board set a harvest limit of 500,000 male horseshoe crabs and zero female Delaware Bay-origin horseshoe crabs for the 2025 season.
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A collection of comments received as the Board considers final action on the 2025 Delaware Bay Bait Harvest Specifications
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