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Addendum II to Amendment 1 Considers Increases to Commercial Trip Limit & Expansion of Recreational Season for Gulf of Maine State Waters Fisheries
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Review Addendum I Management Measures. Review SARC 52 Gulf of Maine Results and Technical Committee Recommendations. Review Massachusetts Gulf of Maine Winter Flounder Request (D. Pierce) Possible Action.
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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Winter Flounder Technical Committee conducted a winter flounder otolith aging comparison study in 1998, to measure interpretative consistency among four readers (Appendix I). Bias measured by this study related to systematic differences detected among comparisons between readers, but did not address accuracy relative to true age.
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The Southern Demersal Working Group (SDWG) prepared the stock assessment. The SDWG met during April 19-21, April 26-28, and May 3-5, 2011 at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Woods Hole, MA, USA.
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The assessment of GOM winter flounder stock is based on an empirical swept-area model utilizing data from the 2010 NEFSC fall survey, the MADMF fall survey, and the Maine-New Hampshire fall inshore survey.
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In 2010 the SNE/MA winter flounder stock was overfished but overfishing was not occurring. The current assessment provides a new assessment model, a new assumption for the instantaneous natural mortality rate (M), and new biological reference points.
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The Winter Flounder Management Board (Board) convened via phone conference on August 31, 2009, to review state proposals for Addendum I to Amendment 1 to the Interstate Fisheries Management Plan for Inshore Stocks of Winter Flounder (Addendum I).
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This Addendum includes measures to achieve Fmsy for the Gulf of Maine (GOM) stock, rebuild the overfished Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic (SNE/MA) stocks, and prevent excessive fishing effort from shifting to state waters in response to federal management measures. This Addendum does not rescind any prior regulations from Amendment 1.
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Presentation of the 2008 Winter Flounder Fishery Management Plan Review. Discussion of the New England Fishery Management Council Amendment 16 and the ASMFC Management.
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Winter Flounder Management Board approved Addendum I to Amendment 1 the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for the Inshore Stocks of Winter Flounder. The Addendum establishes harvest reductions for both the Gulf of Maine (GOM) and Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic (SNE/MA) inshore stocks of winter flounder (0 – 3 miles). This action…
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