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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, February 19, 2013, and was called to order at 2:55 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Michelle Duval.
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Review of NOAA Fisheries Possible Endangered Species Act Listing of River Herring (K. Taylor) Possible Action. Review of Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Amendment 15 Development (K. Taylor). Consider Proposed American Shad Stocking Plan in Georgia (M. Dionne) Action.
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Review of NOAA Fisheries Potential Endangered Species Act Listing of River Herring (K. Taylor) Possible Action. Update on NEFMC Amendments 4/5 and MAFMC Amendment 14 (K. Taylor). Review of MAFMC Amendment 15 Scoping Document (K. Taylor) Action. Review and Consider Approval of American Shad and River Herring Sustainable Fishing Plans Action. Consider Fishery Management Plan…
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Update on NEFMC Amendment 5 and MAFMC Amendment 14 Action (K. Taylor). Review of NOAA Fisheries Proposed Endangered Species Act Listing of River Herring (K. Taylor). Discuss Rhode Island Request for River Herring Bycatch Fishery (R. Ballou).
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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, May 1, 2012, and was called to order at 3:45 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Michelle Duval.
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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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Alexandria, VA – An independent panel of scientists endorsed the findings of the 2012 Benchmark Stock Assessment for River Herring, concluding the overall coastwide population of river herring (alewife and blueback herring) stocks on the US Atlantic coast is depleted to near historic lows. The “depleted” determination was used instead of “overfished” and “overfishing” because…
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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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