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The 2023 Jonah Crab Benchmark Stock Assessment determined that the abundance of three of four Jonah crab stocks (Offshore Southern New England or OSNE, Inshore Gulf of Maine or IGOM, and Offshore Gulf of Maine or OGOM) has not been depleted to historical lows observed in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Updated 2024
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The Habitat Committee drafted text descriptions of FHOC for each Commission-managed species drawing on information from the current description of FHOC in the FMPs, species fact sheets, other ASMFC publications, and current literature.
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Response to Board Task Following 2023 Stock Assessment
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ASMFC Approved Vessel Tracking Devices and Contact Information
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The Jonah Crab Advisory Panel (AP) met on Thursday, December 14 to review the recently completed benchmark stock assessment for Jonah crab, and provide input on possible market and economic indicators for the fishery.
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The Jonah Crab Benchmark Stock Assessment and Peer Review Report is divided into two sections: Jonah Crab Benchmark Stock Assessment Peer Review and Jonah Crab Benchmark Stock Assessment
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The 2023 benchmark stock assessment for Jonah crab provides the most recent information on the status of US Jonah crab stocks. The assessment is the first of US Jonah crab stocks and was peer-reviewed by an independent panel of scientific experts through the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s external review process.
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January 23-25, 2024
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in The Monmouth I Room of The Ocean Place Resort via hybrid meeting, in person and webinar; Monday, November 7, 2022, and was called to order at 9:45 a.m. by Chair Jason McNamee.
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Prepared for the Commissioner Manual
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