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Alexandria, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board met in May and August to receive the findings of the 2017 Atlantic Croaker and Spot Benchmark Stock Assessment and Peer Review Reports. While neither assessment was endorsed by an independent panel of fisheries scientists (Peer Review Panel) for management…
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Review and Consider Cobia Draft Fishery Management Plan for Public Comment (L. Daniel) Action; 2017 Spot Benchmark Stock Assessment Final Action — Presentation of Benchmark Assessment Report (C. McDonough) and Presentation of Peer Review Panel Report (P. Campfield); Consider 2017 Traffic Light Analyses for Atlantic Croaker and Spot (C. McDonough); Progress Update on Exploratory Analyses…
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Although the current stock status could not be inferred with confidence, the Panel noted that the models generally suggested spawning biomass was increasing. Therefore, the Panel agreed no immediate management actions are required.
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Presentation of Atlantic Croaker Benchmark Stock Assessment Report (L. Lee); 2017 Spot Benchmark Stock Assessment Final Action: Presentation of Benchmark Assessment Report (C. McDonough); Progress Report on Cobia Draft Fishery Management Plan (L. Daniel)
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Updated 2017
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Public Comment Summary of the Draft Cobia Public Information Document (L. Daniel); Consider Management Response to 2016 Red Drum Stock Assessment (J. Estes); Progress Report on Spot and Atlantic Croaker Stock Benchmark Stock Assessments (J. Kipp); Consider 2016 Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance for Spot (M. Schmidtke) Action
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The South Atlantic State/Federal Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of the Westin Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, February 2, 2017, and was called to order at 1:19 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Jim Estes.
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