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Review of Preliminary 2013/2014 Spiny Dogfish Quotas (M. Hawk). Update on HMS Amendment 5a (K. Brewster-Geisz). Consider Draft Addendum II to the FMP for Coastal Sharks for Final Approval Final Action. Update on Endangered Species Act Listing of Great Hammerhead (M. Hawk).
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Sharks Management Board approved Draft Addendum II to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Coastal Sharks for public comment. The Draft Addendum proposes measures to establish state shares for smooth dogfish and allow commercial fishermen to process smooth dogfish at sea with a 12% maximum…
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Sharks Management Board approved Draft Addendum II to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Coastal Sharks for public comment. The Draft Addendum proposes measures to establish state shares for smooth dogfish and allow commercial fishermen to process smooth dogfish at sea with a 12% maximum…
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The Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Shark Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, February 21, 2013, and was called to order at 11:30 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Mark Gibson.
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Review and Consider Approval of Draft Addendum II to the Interstate Atlantic Coastal Sharks FMP for Public Comment (M. Hawk) Action. Consider Spiny Dogfish FMP Review and State Compliance (M. Hawk) Action. Consider Atlantic Coastal Sharks FMP Review and State Compliance (M. Hawk) Action.
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Philadelphia, PA – The Commission’s Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Sharks Management Board approved spiny dogfish quotas for the 2013/14, 2014/15, and 2015/16 fishing seasons (May 1 – April 30), with a maximum possession limit of 4,000 pounds per day for the northern region states (Maine through Connecticut). The approved quotas represent an approximately five million…
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This report summarizes the recommendations and discussions from a joint meeting of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Spiny Dogfish Technical Committee (TC) and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) Spiny Dogfish Monitoring Committee (MC).
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Set 2013/2014+ Spiny Dogfish Specifications Action — Spawning Stock Biomass and Reference Point Update (J. Armstrong). Update on Draft Amendment 3 to Federal Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan (D. Chesky). Set 2013 Coastal Sharks Specifications (G. Skomal) Action.
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The Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Shark Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 25, 2012, and was called to order at 10:30 o’clock a.m. by Executive Director Robert E. Beal.
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