October 1, 2018 — The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission:
The August/September 2018 issue of Fisheries Focus is now available at http://www.asmfc.org/uploads/file/5bae9553FishFocusAugSept2018.pdf.
Upcoming Meetings
page 2
From the Executive Director’s Desk
MRIP’s Upgraded Fishing Effort Survey: A Significant Step Forward in Fisheries Science and Recreational Management
page 3
Species Profile
Horseshoe Crab
page 4
Essential Trawl Survey Receives Needed Boost
page 5
Fishery Management Actions
American Eel
Summer Flounder
Scup
Black Sea Bass
Bluefish
page 8
Science Highlight
Effects of the Biomedical Bleeding on the Behavior and Physiology of Horseshoe Crab
page 10
ACCSP Well Represented at AFS Annual Meeting
page 11
Proposed Management Actions
Summer Flounder
Scup
Black Sea Bass
Coastal Sharks
Cobia
page 12
In Memoriam
page 13
Comings & Goings
page 14
Employee of the Quarter Named
page 15
Past issues of Fisheries Focus can be found at http://www.asmfc.org/search/%20/%20/Fishery-Focus