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Review Updated Traffic Light Analysis (C. McDonough) Action — Croaker, Spot, and Discuss Potential Management Options. Consider Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance (K. Rootes-Murdy) Action — Spot, Spotted Seatrout, and Spanish Mackerel. Review and Consider Proposed Changes to Virginia’s Red Drum Commercial Management Measures in 2014 (K. Rootes-Murdy) Action — Technical Committee Report (K. Rootes-Murdy).
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The South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crown Plaza Hotel Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, February 6, 2014, and was called to order at 3:15 o’clock p.m. by Chairman Patrick Geer.
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This memorandum offers a draft management framework and considerations regarding the use of the traffic light analysis model the South Atlantic State/Federal Management Board requested the Atlantic Croaker Technical Committee (TC) and Spot Plan Review Team (PRT) develop during the 2013 August Board meeting.
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Addendum I establishes a two-year pilot program that allows states to reduce the minimum size limit of Spanish mackerel for the commercial pound net fishery to 11.5 inches from 12 inches for July through September.
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Spot and Atlantic Croaker Trigger Exercises Update (H. Rickabaugh) Action. Spanish Mackerel Draft Addendum I for Final Approval Final Action (K. Rootes-Murdy). Consider Fishery Management Plan Reviews and State Compliance (K. Rootes-Murdy) Action — Atlantic Croaker and Red Drum. Red Drum Habitat Draft Addendum I for Final Approval Final Action.
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The South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, August 6, 2013, and was called to order at 2:10 p.m. by Chairman Louis Daniel.
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The Atlantic Croaker Technical Committee and Spot Plan Review Team held a conference call to follow up on the May 2013 conference call regarding updating the Trigger Exercises. On this call the group reviewed the stoplight methodology using Atlantic Croaker data provided by the SCDNR, discussed the merits of its use in the Trigger Exercises,…
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The Atlantic Croaker Technical Committee and Spot Plan Review Team held a conference call to review the 2012 Trigger Exercise results (using data from 2011), the South Atlantic State-Federal Board’s request from the August 2012 ASMFC meeting, and a plan to carry out an up of the triggers with 2012 data.
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The South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, May 23, 2013, and was called to order at 11:07 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Louis Daniel.
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The Spot Plan Review Team met June 20-21, 2012, and reviewed the Spot Management Triggers, as included in the Omnibus Amendment, for the 2011 fishing year. Although the Maryland Chesapeake Bay Seine Survey Index fell below the 10th percentile, the management trigger was not tripped, as none of the other four trigger indices fell below…
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