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Set Fishery Specifications for the 2018/2019 Season Final Action; Review Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Recommended 2018 Specifications (M. Appelman); Set 2018/2019 Specifications (D. Borden); Consider 2017 Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance Reports (M. Appelman) Action
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Bar Harbor, ME – The Commission’s Spiny Dogfish Management Board approved a spiny dogfish commercial quota of 39,099,717 pounds for the 2017 fishing season (May 1, 2017 – April 30, 2018). The Board maintained a 6,000 pound commercial trip limit in state waters (0‐3 miles from shore) in the northern region (Maine through Connecticut). States…
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The Spiny Dogfish Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Stotesbury Grand Ballroom of the Bar Harbor Club, Harborside Hotel, Bar Harbor, Maine, October 24, 2016, and was called to order at 1:25 o’clock p.m. by Chairman David V. Borden.
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Review and Set Spiny Dogfish Fishery Specifications for 2017/2018 Season Final Action; Consider 2016 Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance (M. Appelman) Action
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The Spiny Dogfish Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of the Westin Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, February 3, 2016, and was called to order at 12:10 o’clock p.m. by Chairman David V. Borden.
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Spiny Dogfish Management Board approved a spiny dogfish commercial quota of 40,360,761 pounds for the 2016/2017 fishing season (May 1 – April 30). Although this represents a 20% reduction in quota from 2015/2016, landings have been below 24 million pounds for the past two fishing years. The Board set commercial…
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Review Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council 2016-2018 Specifications (J. Didden); Review New England Fishery Management Council 2016-2018 Specifications (A. Harp)
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The Spiny Dogfish Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the St. Augustine Ballroom of the World Golf Village Renaissance, St. Augustine, Florida, November 4, 2015, and was called to order at 4:30 o’clock p.m. by Chairman David V.D. Borden.
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