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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; Thursday, February 2, 2023, and was called to order at 8:30 a.m. by Chair Lynn Fegley.
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Consider North Carolina American Shad Sustainable Fishery Management Plan Update (B. Neilan); Update on the 2023 River Herring Benchmark Stock Assessment (K. Drew); Consider Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance for the 2021 Fishing Year (J. Boyle)
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The TC met via conference call on January 19, 2023 to review an update to the North Carolina Sustainable Fishery Management Plan (SFMP) for American shad and to consider a proposal from New Hampshire to reopen its river herring fishery.
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This habitat conservation plan highlights the needs, opportunities, and challenges to restore river herring habitat and the populations they support throughout their U.S. Atlantic coast range.
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Consider Approval of American Shad Habitat Plan Update (B. Neilan); Massachusetts Taunton River Addition; Consider Approval of River Herring Sustainable Fishery Management Plan (SFMP) Updates (B. Neilan); Massachusetts Nemasket River Update and Herring River Addition; Maine SFMP Addendum; Update on the 2023 River Herring Benchmark Stock Assessment; (K. Drew); Approve Draft Terms of Reference; Approve…
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The TC met via conference call on October 27, 2022 to review updates to the Massachusetts Shad Habitat Plan and the Massachusetts and Maine River Herring Sustainable Fishery Management Plans (SFMPs).
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The objective of this Sustainable Fishery Management Plan (SFMP) is to allow a reopening of the recreational river herring fishery in the Nemasket River, located within the towns of Middleborough and Lakeville, Massachusetts. This 2022 SFMP is an update of the original SFMP prepared cooperatively by Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) and the Middleborough-Lakeville…
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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, a hybrid meeting, in-person and webinar; Tuesday, May 3, 2022, and was called to order at 10:15 a.m. by Chair Lynn Fegley.
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The following proposes an updated five-year SFMP for river herring in waters of New York State with additional sustainability targets and thresholds. The goal of this plan is to ensure that river herring resources in New York provide a source of forage for New York’s fish and wildlife and provide opportunities for recreational and commercial…
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