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Consider Atlantic Cobia Addendum l to Amendment 1 for Final Approval (T. Kerns) Final Action; Review Options and Public Comments; Consider Final Approval of Addendum I to Amendment 1; Review 2020 Traffic Light Analyses for Atlantic Croaker and Spot; Review 2020 Reports (D. Franco, H. Rickabaugh); Review Management Response Requirements from Addendum III (S. Lewis);…
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Addendum II established the Traffic Light Approach (TLA) as a precautionary management framework to evaluate fishery trends and develop management actions. The TLA was originally developed as a management tool for data-poor fisheries, and its application to spot is described in further detail in Section 2.2.2. Starting in the late 2000s, there were inconsistent signals…
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Due to technical issues, the proceedings of the South Atlantic State/Federal Management Board were not recorded. The following press releases, meeting summary and motions are provided in lieu of the Board’s recorded/transcribed proceedings.
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The South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Wentworth Ballroom of the Wentworth by the Sea Hotel, New Castle, New Hampshire; Thursday, October 31, 2019, and was called to order at 10:40 o’clock a.m. by Chair Pat Geer.
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Consider Approval of Atlantic Croaker Draft Addendum III and Spot Draft Addendum III for Public Comment (M. Schmidtke) Action; Discuss Differences between Federal and Commission Management of Spanish Mackerel (P. Geer) Possible Action; Consider Approval of 2019 Fishery Management Plan Reviews and State Compliance for Red Drum, Black Drum, and Spotted Seatrout (M. Schmidtke) Action
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The South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Jefferson Ballroom of the Westin Crystal City Hotel, Arlington, Virginia; Tuesday, August 6, 2019, and was called to order at 10:15 o’clock a.m. by Chairman Pat Geer.
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