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ASMFC Northern Shrimp Section to Hold Conference Call Early Next Week to Review Landings Projections |
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Arlington, VA – Preliminary landing projections by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Northern Shrimp Technical Committee suggest landings are quickly approaching 95% of the total allowable catch for 2012. To prevent significant landing overages that may occur by keeping the fishery open, the Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section will meet via conference call Wednesday (2/15) at 3pm to review the current status of landings and projections regarding a season closure date. The Section will likely take action to determine a closure date for the fishery during the call.
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ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Board Establishes Recreational Fishery Measures for 2012 |
| Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board approved Addendum XXII to the Fishery Management Plan. The Addendum, which applies only to black sea bass, replaces coastwide recreational management measures for the second consecutive year and attempts to again mitigate potential disproportionate impacts to some Mid-Atlantic states whose landings have declined markedly in recent years. | |||
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ASMFC American Lobster Board Approves Area-Specific Measures to Reduce Fishing Exploitation on Southern New England Stock by 10% |
| Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s American Lobster Board approved Addendum XVII to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster. The Addendum establishes area-specific management measures for Lobster Conservation Management Areas (2, 3, 4, 5, and 6) as the first step in initiating Southern New England (SNE) stock rebuilding. The measures are intended to reduce fishing exploitation on the SNE stock by 10% starting in July 2013 in response to the stock’s depleted condition, which has been at low levels of abundance and experiencing persistent low recruitment since 2002. The approved area-specific measures are as follows: | |||
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ASMFC Atlantic Menhaden Board Approves the Public Information Document for Draft Amendment 2 - States to Conduct Public Hearings in March & April |
| Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Atlantic Menhaden Management Board approved the Public Information Document (PID) for Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Menhaden for public comment and review. As the first step in the development of Amendment 2, the PID presents the current status of the fishery and resource, and solicits public input on which major issues and alternatives should be included for consideration and analysis in Draft Amendment 2. | |||
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ASMFC Bluefish Board Approves Coastwide Sampling Program to Improve Data Used in Stock Assessments |
| Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Bluefish Management Board approved Addendum I to Amendment 1 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Bluefish. The Addendum establishes a coastwide sampling program to improve the quantity and quality of information available for use in future bluefish stock assessments. The approved sampling program is in direct response to the recommendations of both the Commission’s Bluefish Technical Committee and the peer review panel from the latest bluefish benchmark assessment. | |||
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- ASMFC Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board Initiates Addendum to Address Illegal Striped Bass Harvest
- ASMFC Horseshoe Crab Board Approves Addendum VII - Addendum Implements New Multispecies Management Framework
- New England Fishery Management Council Report – February 2012
- Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting-Public Listening Session
STANDARD-TIMES: 'What does it take to get fired from NOAA?'
No one who is cognizant of the consequences of years of unfair treatment leveled upon the Northeast fisheries by NOAA can take any pleasure in being able to say "I told you so."
