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Technical Committee Report on Board Tasks (S. Dumais): Harvest Projections to Reach Fishing Mortality Target, Risk & Uncertainty Decision Tool, Delaware-Maryland-Virginia Fishery-independent Data; Consider Guidance to Plan Development Team for Draft Addendum I (J. Boyle)
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This document provides an overview of the 2025 stock assessment update for tautog (Tautoga onitis), which includes four regional stock assessments. The updates uses the assessment methodology that was approved for management use as part of the 2016 Regional Benchmark Stock Assessment and subsequently used in the 2017 and 2021 updates. The following overview provides…
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Tautog is assessed and managed in four stock regions: the Massachusetts-Rhode Island (MARI) region, the Long Island Sound (LIS) region, the New Jersey-New York Bight (NJ-NYB) region, and the Delaware-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) region. This stock assessment is an update to the existing benchmark assessment for tautog (ASMFC 2015, ASMFC 2016); the previous assessment update was completed…
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A summary of all the board meetings, press releases and motions from the 2025 Annual Meeting.
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The Commission’s American Lobster Management Board received the results of the 2025 American Lobster Benchmark Stock Assessment and Peer Review Report, which presents contrasting results for the two American lobster stocks in US waters. The Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank (GOM/GBK) stock is not depleted but has declined 34% since peak levels in 2018,…
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Consider 2025 Tautog Stock Assessment Update (K. Drew) Possible Action, Consider Acceptance of Stock Assessment Update for Management Use, Consider Management Response, if necessary; Consider Approval of Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance for the 2024 Fishing Year (J. Boyle); Elect Vice-Chair Action
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