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Prepared for the Commissioner Manual
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Spiny Dogfish Addendum VII & Technical Addendum I – Commercial Management: Atlantic Sturgeon Bycatch
This addendum establishes equivalent overnight soak restrictions to those enacted in Spiny Dogfish Framework Adjustment 6 for harvesters that possess state spiny dogfish permits but do not possess a federal spiny dogfish permit.
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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Winter Meeting will be May 5 – 8, 2025 at The Westin Crystal City.
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Consider Technical Addendum I to Spiny Dogfish Addendum VII for Final Approval
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The Spiny Dogfish 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; Tuesday, February 4, 2025, and was called to order at 11:25 a.m. by Chair Pat Geer.
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Consider Addendum VII on Atlantic Sturgeon Bycatch Reduction for Final Approval (J. Boyle). Revise Specifications for the 2025/2026 Fishing Year (J. Boyle) Final Action.
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ASMFC’s Spiny Dogfish Management Board approved Addendum VII to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Spiny Dogfish. The Addendum implements measures to maintain consistency with the federal FMP in response to Spiny Dogfish Framework Adjustment 6.
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