August 11, 2015 — The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC):

The document containing the press releases, meeting summaries and motions from the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 2015 Summer Meeting has been revised with the inclusion of the following American Lobster Management Board which had been inadvertently removed.

Motion to adopt the following biological measures for commercial Jonah crab harvest:

·         For Issue 2 – Minimum size – Option 5:  a minimum size of 4.75”
·         For issue 3 – Commercial minimum size tolerance – Option 1: No tolerance for undersize crabs.
·         For Issue 5 – Egg-Bearing Females – Option 2: Prohibit retention of egg-bearing females.

Motion made by Mr. Adler and seconded by Mr. Keliher. Motion passes unanimously.

The revised document can be obtained at the following link – http://www.asmfc.org/files/Meetings/Summer2015/2015SummerMeetingSummary.pdf.