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Review of State Proposals for Addendum II Action — Plan Review Team Report (M. Hawk) and Consider Approval of State Implementation Plans. Consider Draft Addendum III for Public Comment (M. Hawk) Action.
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Sharks Management Board has approved Addendum II to the Atlantic Coastal Sharks Fishery Management Plan. The Addendum allocates state shares of smoothhound sharks (also known as smooth dogfish) and changes the maximum fin-to-carcass ratio for smoothhound shark processing-at-sea. The Addendum was developed in anticipation of NOAA…
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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, May 21, 2013, and was called to order at 1:15 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Mark Gibson.
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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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