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ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION FALL MEETING Continued from Page 1.


species and lobsters.” Addendum XIX will be available on


to prevent gear confl icts. The agreement specifi es certain times of year when lobster trap gear and sector trawl fi shermen may fi sh in (or not fi sh in) in certain portions of Closed Area II. The fi shing industry devel- oped this agreement in anticipation of the fi nal approval of the New England Fishery Management Council’s (NEFMC) Ground- fi sh Framework 48 which contains measures to help mitigate the economic impact of the dramatic reductions in groundfi sh annual catch limits for the 2013 fi shing year which begins May 1, 2013. If approved, groundfi sh sectors may request, through their operations plans, access to areas currently closed solely to reduce fi shing mortality. In addition, the NEFMC explicitly considered potential gear confl icts and included language in the Framework that states “when considering sector requests for access to closed areas, NMFS Regional Offi ce should include, inter alia, consideration of the potential for gear confl icts, shifts in fi shing effort out of the closed areas and impacts on protected


the Commission website (www.asmfc.org) under Breaking News or by contacting the Commission at 703.842.0740. Draft Adden- dum XX will be developed for Board con- sideration during the Commission’s Winter Meeting. For more information, please contact Toni Kerns, Acting ISFMP Director, at tkerns@asmfc.org or 703.842.0740.


Meeting Summary At its August 2012 meeting, the Amer- ican Lobster Management Board delayed moving forward with proposed measures regarding changes in the transferability measures for Lobster Conservation Man- agement Areas (LCMAs) 2 and 3 to allow for additional work to be conducted on the issue. A subcommittee of industry and Board members met in September 2012 to address clarifying the measures and will allow the draft addendum to be presented for Board consideration in February 2013. NOAA Fisheries reported to the Board it intends to begin the rule-making process


Over the Bar: Capt. Sue Clark; Sturgis Continued from Page 9.


Haskins; and Jim McGuiggan He began his career at the age of 16, and


and met many good friends through this activity. Sturge was an entertaining writer, who published many articles, mostly on classes of boats and boating, in “DownEast Magazine,” “Wooden Boat,” “Yankee” and “National Fisherman.” He was the founder or co-founder of several organizations, in- cluding Maine Antique Boat Race, Chiltern Mountain Club, Boston, Downeast Outing Club, Sullivan-Sorrento Historical Society and Wilde-Stein Club at the University of Maine. He has served on the planning board of Sorrento, as well as Hancock County Planning Board and on Great Harbor Marine Museum, Northeast Harbor. He was once active in the Maine Sierra Club and Mount Desert Chapter of Maine Audubon Society. Sturgis loved music and regularly attended concerts at the Monteux School, Kneisel Hall and the operas at the Grand Auditorium. He was not only a “Downeast Renaissance man,” but a well liked good citizen, who got things done. He will be greatly missed by his family and many friends.


He was predeceased by his parents; his


sister, Stephanie Dall; and his brother-in- law, Trevett Hooper. He is survived by his brother, Jeff and his wife, Georgie; and his sister, Heidi Hooper. Sturgis leaves three nephews, four nieces, several great-neph- ews and great-nieces, as well as his Aunt Betsy and several cousins. A memorial service was held at the Ells- worth chapel of Bragdon-Kelley Funeral Homes. Remembrances may be donations to Sorrento-Sullivan Historical Society, P.O. Box 44, Sullivan, ME 04664.


James (Jim) McGuiggan BATH -- James (Jim) McGuiggan died peacefully in his sleep early Thursday morning at The Hill House in Bath, where he made his residence for the past year. Jim was born in Bath, the son of John


and Margaret McGuiggan. He grew up in Bath and graduated from Morse High School in the class of 1939.


He met the love of his life, Priscilla


Stover, skating on Goddard’s Pond, and the two went on to have fi ve children together, Linda, James, Daniel, Gerald and Llloyd (Duke).


became an Apprentice Machinist at Hyde Windlass Co. He entered the U.S. Army and was stationed in Fort Walters, Texas, where he was PFC MP and discharged in 1946. He went on to be employed by BIW as a Maintenance/Machinist until his retirement in 1988.


Although retired, he hardly stopped working. He was a Volunteer Instructor at the Maine Maritime Museum 8th grade Boat Building program for 30 + years. He received an award for his dedication and commitment to the program, where he of- ten made special tools and equipment for the kids. He was also known for his work helping the local fi sherman by straighten propeller shafts and lending his talents wherever they were needed.


In his later years, he was most well known for his love of crafting black powder saluting cannons, a craft he went on to later teach at the Wooden Boat School in Brook- lin. The ceremonial lighting of the cannons was one of his greatest joys. He also invented a boatmaker’s tool, called the McGuiggan clamp, which was featured in Wooden Boat Magazine. His talent for engineering was only exceeded by his love of family and friends.


Jim was predeceased by his wife, Pris- cilla Stover McGuiggan; sons, James and Gerald McGuiggan, sisters, Marion Kelley and Geraldine Madden, and brother, Edward McGuiggan. He is survived by his daugh- ter, Linda Carter and her husband Bob of Gray, son, Daniel McGuiggan and his wife Colleen of Woolwich, son, Lloyd McGuig- gan and his wife Brenda of Colton’s Point, MD; eight grandchildren, Melissa Martin, Brannon Carter, Kelli Richard, Maria Mc- Guiggan, Ryan Gillam, John McGuiggan, Eric McGuiggan and Kerry McGuiggan; 12 great-grandchildren; and fi ve nieces and nephews.


Graveside services were held on 9 Oc- tober at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Bath. A celebration of his life was held at St. Mary’s Fellowship Hall after. In lieu of fl owers, donations to the Maine Maritime Museum 8th


grade Boat


Building Program would be greatly appre- ciated.


this winter to consider implementing mea- sures recommended for federal action in the Commission’s Addenda VII, XII, and XVIII.


The Massachusetts Division of Marine


Fisheries and the Offi ce of Law Enforce- ment have fi elded numerous questions and some complaints about the vagueness of the zero tolerance v-notch defi nition. The v-notch regulation as currently written appears to be undermining the intent of the rule as compliance and enforcement wane. Massachusetts industry support has been building for the Commonwealth to consider applying the 1/8” standard to LCMA 1.The Board reviewed a Technical Committee re- port evaluating the conservation impacts of changing the v-notch defi nition to the 1/8” in all or part of LCMA 1. The Technical Committee report


could not come to a fi nal conclusion due to a defi ciency in data. The states are collecting the additional data needed to fi nalize the report. The Board tasked the Commission’s Law Enforcement Committee with review- ing concerns with the enforcement of zero tolerance vs. 1/8”.


The Board approved James Willwerth, a


New Hampshire fi sherman, to the American Lobster Advisory Panel.


mation, please contact Toni Kerns, Acting ISFMP Director, at tkerns@asmfc.org or 703.842.0740.


Motions Move to approve Draft Addendum


XIX for Public Comment. Motion made by Mr. McElroy and seconded by Mr. Adler. Motion carries (11 in favor).


Move to initiate the development of an addendum that would include mea- sures outlined in the agreement between the offshore lobster fi shery and sector trawl fi shermen for bottom sharing in Closed Area II in order to protect large concentrations of egg bearing females and prevent gear confl icts. Limited changes to the agreement by the industry could be made through Board action. Motion made by Mr. Adler and seconded by Mr. McElroy. Motion carries (10 in favor, 1 abstention). Move to approve the FMP Review include de minimis requests from North Carolina through Delaware. Motion made by Mr. Adler and seconded by Mr. Train. Motion carries (11 in favor).


Move to approve James Willwerth to the Lobster Advisory Panel. Motion made


by Mr. Abbott and seconded by Mr. Adler. Motion caries.


Move that permit holders who fi sh


both LMA 4 and 6 must remove pots from the closed LMA but they may fi sh in the open LMA during that time period. Motion made by Mr. Gilmore and seconded by Mr. McElroy. Motion fails (3 in favor, 5 opposed, 2 abstentions). Move to have Technical Committee


review the impact of the most restrictive measures in Addendum XVII for dual permitted NY fi shermen by the next meet- ing. Motion made by Mr. Nowalsky and seconded by Mr. Augustine. Motion carries (10 in favor, 1 opposed).


Move to have the Lobster Board


recommend to the ACCSP Coordinat- ing Council that the ASMFC biological sampling proposal be elevated to funded status. Motion made by Mr. Gibson and seconded by Mr. Adler. Motion carries (5 in favor, 4 opposed, 1 abstention, 1 null).


WINTER FLOUNDER MANAGE-


MENT BOARD (October 22, 2012) ASMFC Winter Flounder Board Finaliz- es Addendum II


For more infor- & Approves Draft Addendum III for Pub-


lic Comment Philadelphia, PA – The Commission’s Winter Flounder Management Board has approved Addendum II to Amendment 1 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for the Inshore Stocks of Winter Flounder. The Addendum modifi es the commercial and recreational management requirements for the Gulf of Maine (GOM) stock in response to updated stock status information and recent federal action to increase the GOM winter flounder state waters’ estimated harvest level. Specifi cally, the commercial trip limit has been increased to 500 pounds per trip and the recreational season has been expanded to year round. These measures apply only to GOM state waters’ fi sheries until June 1, 2013. A peer reviewed stock assessment


(SAW/SARC 52) of GOM winter fl ounder was completed in 2011, which changed the stock’s status to not experiencing overfi sh- ing, although the overfi shed status could not be determined. NOAA Fisheries responded to this fi nding by more than doubling the ACL for the remainder of 2011 fi shing year. The ACL was nearly doubled again for the 2012 fi shing year. The state waters estimat- ed harvest limit for 2012 fi shing year was increased to 272 mt, a 450% increase from 60 mt in 2010.


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