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Arlington, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will conduct a River Herring Data Collection Standardization Workshop on November 18‐20, 2015 in Linthicum, MD. The Workshop will bring together researchers from state and federal marine fishery agencies, Tribal Nations, and Canada Department of Fisheries and Oceans to evaluate current fishery‐independent surveys for river herring…
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NOAA Fisheries and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) announce the release of the River Herring Conservation Plan. The goals of the plan are to increase public awareness about river herring (alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) and blueback herring (A. aestivalis)), and to foster cooperative research and conservation efforts to restore river herring along the Atlantic…
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The Shad and River Herring Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of the Westin Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, May 6, 2015, and was called to order at 2:40 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Terry Stockwell.
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The Shad and River Herring Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of the Westin Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, February 5, 2015, and was called to order at 2:15 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Terry Stockwell.
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Consider 2014 Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance (M. Hawk) Action; Review and Consider Approval of the New Hampshire Taylor River Monitoring Proposal (D. Grout) Action; Update on NEFMC and MAFMC Actions (J. Didden); Update on River Herring Technical Expert Working Group Activities (M. Hawk)
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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and NOAA Fisheries announced today they are awarding approximately a quarter of a million dollars to two research projects. Information generated from these projects supports the continued development of a coastwide river herring (i.e., alewife and blueback herring) conservation plan. “River herring are an important prey species for a…
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Arlington, VA – The Commission is pleased to announce the release of the River Herring Ageing Workshop Report. The report is the 8th in a series of publications focusing on improving consistency among state and federal laboratories on how fish age samples are collected, processed, and read. Fish age and growth information are key components…
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Following review of the exchange results and evaluation of samples during the workshop, the group emphasized the need for standardized ageing protocols between labs. The labs agreed to adopt the MA DMF protocol to serve as a model for collecting, preparing, and ageing river herring
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The Shad and River Herring Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crown Plaza Hotel Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, February 6, 2014, and was called to order at 10:30 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Terry Stockwell.
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Consider 2013 Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance (M. Hawk) Action. Review of Shad Habitat Plans for Amendment 3 Action — Overview and Technical Committee Report (M. Dionne). Update on New England Fishery Management Council and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Actions (L. Steele).
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Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Shad and River Herring requires states to develop habitat plans for American shad, focusing on threats that are deemed most significant. The Susquehanna River Anadromous Fish Restoration Cooperative (SRAFRC) has determined that the most significant threats to American shad are barriers to migration and water quality.
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