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The objectives of the 2026 workshop were to: (1) Age samples collected and prepared from labs along the Atlantic coast for Atlantic menhaden, cobia, spot, striped bass, tautog, and winter flounder; (2) Identify areas of inconsistency that persist for processing or reading ageing structures; (3) Provide information on ageing error for each species to inform…
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A summary of all the board meetings, press releases and motions from the 2026 Summer Meeting.
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Update on Board Request for Information on Environmental Impacts to Winter Flounder Population Dynamics (R. Balouskus); Review New England Fishery Management Council’s Groundfish Specification Process (R. Frede, T. Bauer), Technical Committee Report (R. Balouskus) Possible Action, Potential Impacts of Increasing Bag Limit in Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Combined materials for all Boards convening at the ASMFC Summer Meeting
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Update on Board Request for Information on Environmental Impacts to Winter Flounder Population Dynamics (R. Balouskus); Review New England Fishery Management Council’s Groundfish Specification Process (R. Frede, T. Bauer), Technical Committee Report (R. Balouskus) Possible Action, Potential Impacts of Increasing Bag Limit in Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Combined materials for all Boards convening at the ASMFC Summer Meeting
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Update on Board Request for Information on Environmental Impacts to Winter Flounder Population Dynamics (R. Balouskus); Review New England Fishery Management Council’s Groundfish Specification Process (R. Frede, T. Bauer), Technical Committee Report (R. Balouskus) Possible Action, Potential Impacts of Increasing Bag Limit in Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic
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At their February 2026 meeting, the Winter Flounder Management Board (Board) expressed interest in receiving additional information in the future regarding several topics. This memo provides an update for the Board from the Technical Committee (TC) on 1) information on research of environmental drivers that are hypothesized to limit stock rebound and 2) utilization of…
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At the February 3, 2026 meeting, the Winter Flounder Management Board (Board) tasked the Winter Flounder Technical Committee (TC) with analyzing available data to assess the potential for increasing the daily bag limit in the recreational Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic (SNE/MA) winter flounder fishery. This task was in response to both public input and Board member…
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Combined materials for all Boards convening at the ASMFC Spring Meeting
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Combined supplemental materials for all Boards convening at the ASMFC Spring Meeting
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