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ASMFC 82nd Annual Meeting October 21 – 24, 2024
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The Shad and River Herring Advisory Panel (AP) met via conference call and webinar on Monday, October 7th, 2024 to review the results of the 2024 River Herring Benchmark Assessment.
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The purpose of this River Herring Sustainable Fishery Management Plan is to ensure river herring populations in New Hampshire remain stable and fishing opportunities continue to exist.
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The purpose of the Maine Sustainable Fisheries Management Plan (SFMP) is to establish river herring management goals, objectives, and develop management actions that continue to support and expand existing river herring resources that provide forage for Maine’s fish and wildlife and offer commercial fishing opportunities in Maine’s coastal communities.
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82nd Annual Meeting, October 21 – 24, 2024
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The TC met via webinar on September 23, 2024, to review updates to the Sustainable Fishery Management Plans (SFMPs) for river herring from New Hampshire and Maine, as well as updates to the SFMPs for American shad from Massachusetts and Connecticut. The Maine and New Hampshire updates also included proposals to change and reopen their…
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The River Herring Benchmark Stock Assessment and Peer Review Report is divided into three sections: River Herring Benchmark Stock Assessment Peer Review; River Herring Benchmark Stock Assessment; and Appendices
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The Shad and River Herring Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Jefferson Ballroom of the Westin Crystal City Hotel, Arlington, Virginia, via hybrid meeting, in-person, and webinar; Wednesday, August 7, 2024, and was called to order at 4:15 p.m. by Chair Lynn Fegley.
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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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