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2012 River Herring Stock Assessment Report Action. Review and Discuss New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) Draft Amendment 5 Action. Review and Discuss Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) Draft Amendment 14 (K. Taylor). Consider Approval of Amendment 3 American Shad Sustainable Fishery Plans Action. Review of Timeline for NOAA Fisheries Endangered Species Act Status Review…
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This document presents a summary of the 2012 benchmark stock assessment for alewife and blueback herring, collectively referred to as river herring.
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Includes State/Jurisdiction-specific Stock Status Summaries
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Includes Terms of Reference & Advisory Report, Technical Committee Response to Peer Review Report, and Coastwide Assessment
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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 Crowne Plaza Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, February 7, 2012, and was called to order at 11:43 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Michelle Duval.
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Consider Approval of Amendment 3 American Shad Sustainable Fishery Plans Action. Consider Approval of 2012 American Shad Bycatch Request Action. Update on River Herring Bycatch Avoidance Project by the Sustainable Fisheries Coalition, School of Marine Science and Technology, and Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Collaborative Project (D. Bethoney). Review and Discuss New England Fishery Management…
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The Shad and River Herring Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Wilson Ballroom of the Langham Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts, November 10, 2011, and was called to order at 8:45 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Malcolm Rhodes.
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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 Crowne Plaza Hotel Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, August 3, 2011, and was called to order at 4:47 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Malcolm Rhodes.
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The Advisory Panel convened via conference call on July 29th to review and provide feedback on two documents: 1) MAFMC Amendment 14 Management Options; and 2) Increasing Coordination between Councils and Commission. Kate Taylor recapped the AP’s previous recommendations on ocean bycatch (developed during Amendment 2 and Amendment 3) and then provided the AP with…
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