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Alexandria, VA – The American Lobster Management Board approved Addendum I to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Jonah Crab. The Addendum establishes a bycatch limit of 1,000 pounds of crab/trip for non‐trap gear (e.g., otter trawls, gillnets) and non‐lobster trap gear (e.g., fish, crab, and whelk pots) effective January 1, 2017. In doing…
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The Advisory Panel (AP) met via conference call on April 5, 2015 to comment on Draft Addendum I to the Jonah Crab Fishery Management Plan.
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This press release revises the date of the NYS DEC public hearing from March 23 to April 6. All other hearing details remain the same. Arlington, VA – The states of Maine through Maryland have scheduled their hearings to gather public comment on Draft Addendum I to the Jonah Crab Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The…
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of the Westin Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, February 2, 2016, and was called to order at 9:01 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Dave Borden.
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Incidental Bycatch Limits for Non-Trap Gear and Non-Lobster Traps
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Arlington, VA – The states of Maine through Maryland have scheduled their hearings to gather public comment on Draft Addendum I to the Jonah Crab Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The details of those hearings are attached. The Draft Addendum proposes changes to the incidental bycatch limits for non‐trap gear (e.g., otter trawls, gillnets) and non‐lobster…
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The Law Enforcement Committee met via teleconference to review and provide comments on proposed bycatch limits for Jonah crab harvest.
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Addressing Catch by Non-Lobster Trap Gear in Draft Addendum I
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the St. Augustine Ballroom of the World Golf Village Renaissance, St. Augustine, Florida, November 2, 2015, and was called to order at 8:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Dan McKiernan.
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Draft Addendum to Consider Changes to Non‐trap Bycatch Limit
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The American Lobster Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of The Westin Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, August 4, 2015, and was called to order at 12:45 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Dan McKiernan.
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The Commission has developed an Interstate Fishery Management Plan (or FMP) for Jonah crab under the authority of the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act (ACFCMA 1993). The development of the FMP was prompted by the American Lobster Board’s concern for potential impacts to the status of the Jonah crab resource given the recent and…
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Alexandria, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has approved the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Jonah Crab. The FMP implements a suite of measures to manage and monitor the Jonah crab resource for the first time along the U.S. Atlantic coast. The Plan limits participation in the trap fishery to only those…
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