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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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A summary of all the board meetings, press releases and motions from the 2025 Annual Meeting.
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Prepared for the Commissioner Manual
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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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