January 30, 2014 — The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission:
Supplemental meeting materials for the Commission's 2014 Winter Meeting have been posted at http://www.asmfc.org/home/2014-winter-meeting for the following Boards/Sections (click on "Supplemental Material" following each relevant board header to access information). CDs with the full meeting materials (original plus supplemental) will be available at the meeting.
Winter Flounder Management Board – Draft 2013 FMP Review; Technical Committee Report on Winter Flounder Abundance and Biomass Indices from State Fishery-independent Surveys; Advisory Panel Report; Technical Committee Update on Winter Flounder Fisheries in the GOM and SNE/MA and 2014 Specifications
Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board – Revised Agenda and Meeting Overview; Public Comment; Draft Addendum IV
Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board – Public Hearings Summary and Summary of Written Public Comment
Executive Committee – White Paper on Species Management Board Declared Interests
NEAMAP Board – NEAMAP Operations Committee Report to the Board; NEAMAP 2014 Operations Plan Edits; NEAMAP Survey Criteria
Atlantic Menhaden Management Board – Technical Committee Response to Florida’s Conservation Equivalency Request for Atlantic Menhaden; Compliance Report Reminder; Quarterly Update on 2014 Benchmark Stock Assessment Progress
Business Session – Legislative Tracking Sheet: 113th Congress, 2nd Session and Magnuson Act – Unofficial Discussion Draft Summary
ISFMP Policy Board – 2013 Commissioner Survey Results and Annual Performance of the Stock Definitions
Shad & River Herring Management Board – Pennsylvania American Shad Susquehanna River Habitat Plan
Sturgeon Management Board – Draft 2013 FMP Review (to be posted no later than 5 PM tomorrow)
Spiny Dogfish & Coastal Sharks Management Board – Draft 2013 FMP review for Coastal Sharks and Massachusetts Coastal Sharks Compliance Report
South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board – Atlantic Croaker and Spot Traffic Light Analysis & Management Considerations (to be posted no later than 5 PM tomorrow)