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ASMFC Atlantic Striped Bass Manage- ment Board Initiates Development of
Draft Addendum V to Consider Liberal- izing Management Measures
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission’s Atlantic Striped Bass Man- agement Board initiated the development of Draft Addendum V to Amendment 6 to the Atlantic Striped Bass Fishery Manage- ment Plan (FMP) to consider liberalizing coastwide commercial and recreational regulations. The Board’s action responds to concerns raised by Chesapeake Bay ju- risdictions regarding continued economic hardship endured by its stakeholders since the implementation of Addendum IV and information from the 2016 assessment up- date indicating fi shing mortality is below the target.
Addendum IV, implemented for the
2015 fi shing season, required coastwide harvest reductions to reduce fi shing mor- tality (F) to a level at or below the target. Specifi cally, coastal fi sheries implemented measures to reduce harvest by 25% com- pared to 2013 levels, and Chesapeake Bay fi sheries implemented measures to reduce harvest by 20.5% compared to 2012 levels. Additionally, an objective of Addendum IV is to protect the 2011 year class. According to the results of the 2016
stock assessment update, the Atlantic striped bass stock is not overfi shed and overfi shing is not occurring. Furthermore, Addendum IV successfully reduced fi shing mortality to a level below the target (F in 2015 is estimat- ed at 0.16), and length-frequency data from the catch in 2015 indicates a strong presence of the 2011 year class which is anticipated to join the coastal spawning population this year.
A draft of the addendum will be pre-
sented for Board review in May. For more information, please contact Max Appelman, Fishery Management Plan Coordinator, at
mappelman@asmfc.org or 703.842.0740.
States Schedule Hearings on Atlantic Herring Draft Addendum I
The states of Maine, New Hampshire,
Massachusetts and New Jersey have sched- uled their hearings to gather public comment on Draft Addendum I to Amendment 3 of the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for At- lantic Herring. Draft Addendum I includes management options to ensure the seasonal quota is distributed throughout Trimester 2, are applied consistently by the states adjacent to Area 1A, and address excessive capacity. The details of the scheduled hear- ings follow.
Maine Department of Marine Resources April 3, 2017; 6-8 PM Lincoln County Communications Confer- ence Room 34 Bath Road Wiscasset, Maine Contact: Terry Stockwell at 207.624.6553
New Hampshire Fish and Game Depart- ment
April 4, 2017; 7 PM Urban Forestry Center 45 Elwyn Road Portsmouth, New Hamp- shire
Contact: Doug Grout at 603.868.1095
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fish- eries
April 5, 2017; 6 PM DMF Annisquam River Station 30 Emerson Avenue Gloucester, Massachusetts
Contact: David Pierce at 617.626.1532 The Draft Addendum was initiated in
response to the accelerated rate of Area 1A Trimester 2 (June through September) landings in recent years and the increas- ingly dynamic nature of days out measures to control eff ort that have varied across
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states. The Section utilizes days out of the fi shery to slow the rate of Area 1A catch by restricting the number of available landing days. Landing reports indicate vessels are harvesting herring on days out of the fi sh- ery and transferring fi sh at-sea to carrier or larger vessels until landing is permitted. The practice of fi shing outside of landing days has limited the eff ectiveness of the days out program in controlling the rate of harvest. The Draft Addendum presents six
management options to improve the perfor- mance of the Area 1A fi shery, ranging from restricting a vessel from landing fi sh caught on days out of the fi shery to limiting transfers at sea as well as the amount a vessel can land per week. The document also seeks input on a tiered weekly landing limit for future management consideration. Fishermen and interested stakeholders
are encouraged to provide input on the Draft Addendum either by attending state public hearings or providing written comment. The Draft Addendum can be obtained at
http://www.asmfc.org/files/PublicInput/ AtlHerringDraftAddendumI_PublicCom- ment_Feb2017.pdf or via the Commission’s website,
www.asmfc.org under Public In- put. Public comment will be accepted until 5 PM (EST) on April 7, 2017 and should be forwarded to Ashton Harp, Fishery Manage- ment Plan Coordinator, 1050 N. Highland
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St, Suite 200 A-N, Arlington, VA 22201; 703.842.0741 (FAX) or at aharp@asmfc. org (Subject line: Draft Addendum I). The Section will review submitted
public comment and consider fi nal approval of Addendum I at the Commission’s Spring Meeting in May 2017. For more informa- tion, please contact Ashton Harp, Fishery Management Plan Coordinator, at aharp@
asmfc.org or 703.842.0740.
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