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2011/2012 Spiny Dogfish Fishery Performance (C. Vonderweidt). Review Spiny Dogfish Overfishing Definition and Technical Committee Recommendations (C. Vonderweidt). 2011 SouthEast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR 21) for Dusky, Sandbar, and Blacknose Sharks. Upcoming HMS Shark Management Actions (K. Brewster Geisz). Review Shark Conservation Act of 2010 (C. Vonderweidt).
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Boston, MA – The Commission’s Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Sharks Management Board approved a 30 million pound quota for the 2012/2013 fishing season (May 1 – April 30), with a maximum possession limit of 3,000 pounds per day for the northern region states Maine through Connecticut. State-specific shares for the southern region states (New York…
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Specification Recommendations for May 2012 – April 2013 Spiny Dogfish Fishing Season
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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, Alexandria, Virginia, August 2, 2011, and was called to order at 2:20 o’clock p.m. by Chairman David Simpson.
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This Addendum dissolves the Southern Region (NY – VA) allocation established in Addendum II and sets state shares for New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. Northern Region states, from Maine through Connecticut will continue to share 58% of the annual quota.
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Arlington, VA – The Commission’s Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Sharks Management Board (Board) approved Addendum III to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Spiny Dogfish (Addendum III). The Addendum divides the southern region annual quota of 42% into state-specific shares (see table below). It also allows for quota transfer between states, rollovers of up to…
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The Law Enforcement Committee has been surveyed to determine if there are any enforcement issues with proposed measures in Draft Addendum III to the Spiny Dogfish FMP for Public Comment.
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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, Alexandria, Virginia, March 22, 2011, and was called to order at 3:35 o’clock p.m. by Chairman David Simpson.
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Charleston, SC – The Commission’s Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Sharks Management Board (Board) approved a 20 million pound quota with a maximum possession limit of 3,000 pounds for the 2011/2012 fishing season (May 1 – April 30). As specified under Addendum II, the quota will be allocated with 58% to states from Maine through Connecticut,…
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The Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Shark Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Carolina Ballroom of the Francis Marion Hotel, Charleston, South Carolina, November 11, 2010, and was called to order at 8:00 o’clock a.m. by Chairman David Simpson.
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Specification Recommendations for May 2011 – April 2012 Spiny Dogfish Fishing Season
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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, August 3, 2010, and was called to order at 1:00 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Louis Daniel.
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