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Commission’s Atlantic Herring Section has approved Draft Addendum VI to the Inter- state Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Atlantic Herring for public comment. The Draft Addendum proposes several changes to the management program, including (1) seasonal splitting of the annual catch limit sub-components (sub-ACLs) for Areas 1B, 2, and 3; (2) up to 10% carryover of a sub-ACL for all management areas; (3) the establishment of triggers to initiate the closing of directed fi sheries, (4) a research set-aside of up to 3% of the sub-ACLs, and (5) using the annual specifi cation process to set triggers and research set-aside. Draft Addendum VI was initiated to establish consistent tools for all four management areas for Atlantic herring and to complement the New England Fishery Management Council’s Framework 2, which was submitted to NOAA Fisheries in February 2013. While the current Interstate Atlantic Herring FMP provides states the fl exibility to split quota in Area 1A, it does not include provisions for seasonal splitting in Areas 1B, 2, and 3. The Draft Addendum proposes to allow for up to 10% of unused sub-ACL for all management areas to carry over from one year to the next. This pro- vision would allow for unused quota to be rolled from one season to the next within the same fi shing year. The Draft Addendum also proposes triggers that would close directed fi sheries (1) in a management area when 92% of a sub-ACL is projected to be reached and (2) stock-wide when 95% of the ACL is projected to be reached. A 2,000 pound bycatch allowance would continue after directed fi sheries are closed. The 10% rollover provision is intended to provide greater fl exibility to herring industry, while the triggers are intended to prevent overhar- vesting in individual management areas and coastwide.
States may be conducting public hear-
ings on Draft Addendum VI. Information on those hearings will be released when it is fi nalized. Fishermen and other interested groups are encouraged to provide input on Draft Addendum VI, either by attending state public hearings or providing writ-
ten comment. The Draft Addendum will be available on the Commission website (
wwww.asmfc.org) under “Breaking News” by the end of May. Public comment will be accepted until 5:00 PM (EST) on July 12, 2013 and should be forwarded to Melissa Yuen, Fishery Management Plan Coordina- tor, 1050 N. Highland St., Suite 200 A-N, Arlington, VA 22201; 703.842.0741(fax) or via email at
myuen@asmfc.org (Subject line: Atlantic Herring Draft Addendum VI).
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ASMFC Winter Flounder Board Approves Addendum III The Commission’s Winter Flounder Management Board has approved Adden- dum III to Amendment 1 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for the Inshore Stocks of Winter Flounder. The Addendum establishes an annual specifi cation process to set commercial and recreational manage- ment measures for the Gulf of Maine (GOM) and Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic (SNE/MA) fi sheries. Each year, with advice from the Winter Flounder Technical Com- mittee, the Board can adjust trip limits, size limits, and seasons for the commercial fi sh- ery; and size limits, bag limits, and seasons for the recreational fi shery. The Addendum will enable the Com- mission to respond more quickly to federal actions and changes in the winter fl ounder fishery. The Commission manages the two inshore stocks of winter fl ounder in the GOM and SNE/MA (0 – 3 miles from shore), while the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) manages winter fl ounder in offshore waters (3 – 200 miles). NEFMC establishes specifi cations for winter fl ounder stocks, including catch limits (ACL), the allocation of the ACL by sub-component (including state water set- aside), and accountability measures (AMs). These specifications are forwarded to NOAA Fisheries Northeast Region for fi nal approval. The state water set-aside is not subject to federal accountability measures. The Board maintained existing man- agement measures for the 2013 fi shing season for the SNE/MA stock due to its continued poor stock status and for the GOM
stock because of its unknown stock status. This action is consistent with recommended technical advice on catch limits. Addendum III will be available on the Commission website (
www.asmfc.org) under Breaking News or by contacting the Commission at 703.842.0740. For more information, please contact Melissa Yuen, Fishery Management Plan Coordinator, at
myuen@asmfc.org.
New England States Schedule Public Hearings on Atlantic Herring Draft Addendum VI
The states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts have scheduled their hearings to gather public comment on Draft Addendum VI to Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for the Atlantic Herring. The dates, times, and locations of the scheduled meetings follow.
Maine Department of Marine Resources July 9, 2013; 1:00 PM Rockland Ferry Terminal 517 Main Street Rockland, Maine Contact: Terry Stockwell at 207.624.6553
New Hampshire Fish and Game Depart- ment
July 8, 2013; 1:00 PM Region 3 Offi ce 225 Main Street
Durham, New Hampshire Contact: Doug Grout at 603.868.1095
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fish- eries
July 15, 2013; 5:30 PM Annisquam River Station 30 Emerson Avenue Gloucester, Massachusetts Contact: David Pierce at 617.626.1532
Draft Addendum VI proposes several
changes to the Atlantic herring management program: (1) allow seasonal splitting of the annual catch limit sub-components (sub- ACLs) for Areas 1B, 2, and 3; (2) allow up to 10% carryover of a sub-ACL for all management areas; (3) establish triggers to initiate the closing of directed fi sheries, and (4) use the annual specifi cation process to set triggers. The Draft Addendum was initiated to establish consistent tools for all four management areas for Atlantic herring and to complement the New England Fish- ery Management Council’s Framework 2, which was submitted to NOAA Fisheries in February 2013. While the current Interstate FMP provides states the fl exibility to split quota in Area 1A, it does not include pro- visions for seasonal splitting in Areas 1B, 2, and 3. The Draft Addendum proposes to allow for up to 10% of unused sub-ACL for all management areas to carry over from one year to the next. This provision would allow for unused quota to be rolled from one season to the next within the same fi shing year. Additionally, the Draft Ad- dendum proposes triggers that would close directed fi sheries (1) in a management area when 92% of a sub-ACL is projected to be reached and (2) stock-wide when 95% of the ACL is projected to be reached. A 2,000 pound bycatch allowance would continue after directed fi sheries are closed. The 10% rollover provision is intended to provide greater fl exibility to herring industry, while the triggers are intended to prevent overhar- vesting in individual management areas and coastwide.
Fishermen and other interested groups are encouraged to provide input on the Draft Addendum either by attending state public hearings or providing written comment.
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