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The Tautog Technical Committee held a conference call this morning to discuss state reduction proposals required in Addendum IV to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Tautog. The Addendum requires states to submit proposals to achieve a fishing mortality rate F = 0.20 (28.6% reduction), by April 6, 2007.
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Addendum IV establishes spawning stock biomass target and threshold reference points allowing the ASMFC to determine whether or not the stock is overfished.1 This Addendum also establishes a new rebuilding fishing mortality rate of F = 0.20 to initiate rebuilding to the spawning stock biomass threshold and target levels.
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The Tautog Advisory Panel Convened via a phone conference at 3:30 pm on January 18, 2007. Chris Vonderweidt began the meeting with an overview of Draft Addendum IV for Public Comment that had been mailed to all AP members prior to the meeting.
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Questions and Answers Concerning Enforcement of Tautog Regulations
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The meeting of the Tautog Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Room of the Radisson Hotel Old Towne, Alexandria, Virginia, on Tuesday, January 30, 2007, and was called to order at 8:00 o’clock, a.m., by Mr. David Pierce.
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2006 Undersize Blackfish and Undersize Scup Enforcement Report (additions from December 2006)
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The meeting of the Tautog Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Fear/Outlook/Atlantic Room of the Sheraton Atlantic Beach, Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, on Wednesday, October 25, 2006, and was called to order at 1:45 o’clock, p.m., by Patrick Augustine.
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The Tautog Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Washington Ballroom of the Doubletree Hotel Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia, Monday afternoon, February 20, 2006 and was called to order at 12:00 o’clock noon by Chairman David Pierce.
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In 2003 tautog experienced fishing mortality rates estimated on a coastwide basis (F=0.2999 yr-1) that were marginally above the management target (F=0.29 yr-1).
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Tautog is currently experiencing fishing mortality rates, estimated on a coastwide basis, that are marginally above the management target.
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