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This document is a stock assessment update to the 2018 Benchmark Stock Assessment (ASMFC 2018). The update uses the configuration of the UME base model run and adds data from the 2018 winter sampling program, the 2018 Summer Survey, and the 2017 Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) Fall Trawl Survey.
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Section to Consider Final Action on Addendum I & Set 2019 Fishery Specifications
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The Draft Addendum proposes providing states the authority to allocate their state-specific quota between gear types in the event the fishery reopens.
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Arlington, VA – Maine and New Hampshire have scheduled their hearings to gather public input on Draft Addendum I to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Northern Shrimp. The details of those hearings are attached. The Draft Addendum proposes providing states the authority to allocate their state-specific quota between gear types in…
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Section Approves Draft Addendum I for Public Comment
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ASMFC organized and held a Data Workshop on April 5-7, 2017 and an Assessment Workshop on April 10-12, 2018. In addition, the University of Maine held a Modeling Workshop on July 17-19, 2017. Participants of the Workshops included the ASMFC Northern Shrimp Stock Assessment Subcommittee and Technical Committee. ASMFC coordinated a Peer Review Workshop for…
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Arlington, VA – The Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section (Section) will meet on October 4, 2018 at the Maine Historical Society, 2nd Floor Reading Room, 489 Congress Street, Portland, Maine. The Section will review the findings of the 2018 Benchmark Stock Assessment and Peer Review Report, and consider its approval for management use. The Section will…
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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Benchmark Stock Assessment will be peer-reviewed on August 14 – 16, 2018 at the Residence Inn Portland Downtown Waterfront, 145 Fore Street, Portland, Maine 04101. The assessment will evaluate the condition of the Gulf of Maine northern shrimp resource and inform management of the stock. The peer…
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Discuss Potential Inclusion of a Second Management Issue in Draft Addendum I to Extend Current Fishing Season Range in the Fishery Management Plan
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Updated 2018
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Portland, ME – In response to the depleted condition of the northern shrimp resource, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section extended the moratorium on commercial fishing for the 2018 fishing season. The Section also approved a 13.3 metric ton (mt) research set aside (RSA) and tasked the Technical Committee to develop the…
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