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Consider Extending the Provisions of Addendum I to the Spanish Mackerel Fishery Management Plan (L. Daniel) Action; Consider 2015 Traffic Light Analyses for Atlantic Croaker and Spot (C. McDonough); Review and Consider Approval of 2016 Atlantic Croaker and Spot Stock Assessment Terms of Reference (J. Kipp) Action; Consider 2015 FMP Review and State Compliance Reports…
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The South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of The Westin Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, August 6, 2015, and was called to order at 10:45 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Patrick Geer.
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Arlington, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has begun work on the joint benchmark stock assessments for Atlantic croaker and spot. The spot assessment will be the first coastwide assessment for these species, while the Atlantic croaker assessment will build upon the last benchmark assessment conducted in 2010. The assessments will evaluate the…
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The South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of the Westin Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, May 5, 2015, and was called to order at 12:15 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Patrick Geer.
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The South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Edison Ballroom of the Westin Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, February 4, 2015, and was called to order at 1:30 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Patrick Geer.
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This Addendum establishes the use of the Traffic Light Approach (Caddy and Mahon, 1995; Caddy, 1998, 1999) with precautionary management framework in the management of spot. The management framework utilizing the Traffic Light Approach replaces the management triggers as stipulated in the Omnibus Amendment.
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board approved two Addenda, one to the Omnibus Amendment for Spot and one to Amendment I to the Atlantic Croaker Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The Addenda establish a new management framework (i.e., Traffic Light Approach or TLA) to evaluate fisheries trends and develop state-specified management…
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Spot and Atlantic Croaker Trigger Exercises Update (C. McDonough). Consider Draft Addendum I to the Spot Omnibus Amendment and Draft Addendum II to the Atlantic Croaker Amendment I for Final Approval (K. Rootes-Murdy) Final Action. Review of the Draft Addenda (K. Rootes-Murdy); Public Comment Summary (K. Rootes-Murdy). Consider Final Approval of the Addenda I &…
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