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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Spiny Dogfish Board approved Draft Addendum V to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Spiny Dogfish for public comment. The Draft Addendum proposes requiring fins remain naturally attached to spiny dogfish through landing in order to ensure consistency with the Shark Conservation Act of 2010. The Act was signed…
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The Spiny Dogfish Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, August 6, 2014, and was called to order at 3:30 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Mark Gibson.
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Consider Draft Addendum V for Public Comment (M. Hawk) Action
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Spiny Dogfish Board initiated Draft Addendum V to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Spiny Dogfish. The Draft Addendum seeks to ensure consistency with the Shark Conservation Act of 2010. The Act was signed into law to close loopholes in the U.S. shark finning regulations. Specifically, the Act prohibits…
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The Spiny Dogfish Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crown Plaza Hotel Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, May 12, 2014, and was called to order at 5:00 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Mark Gibson.
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Review Spiny Dogfish Possession Limits Possible Action — MAFMC Industry Advisory Committee Report (J. Armstrong), Technical Committee Report (S. Newlin), and Rhode Island Proposal for Alternative Management (R. Ballou). Review Consistency of Federal and State Management of Spiny Dogfish (M. Hawk) Possible Action. Review NOAA Fisheries’ Amendment 3 Proposed Rule for Spiny Dogfish (M. Hawk).
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The Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Sharks 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 12:30 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Mark Gibson.
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Consider Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance (M. Hawk) Action. Review of State Proposals for Addendum III Action — Plan Review Team Report (M. Hawk). Review Coastal Sharks Seasons and Possession Limits White Paper.
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St. Simons Island, Georgia – The Commission’s Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Sharks Management Board increased its spiny dogfish quotas for the 2014/15 and 2015/16 fishing seasons (May 1 – April 30) in response to increases in spawning stock biomass. The 2014/2015 quota is now set at 49,037,000 pounds (previously 41,784,000 pounds) and the 2015/1016 quota…
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