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JMcMurray
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May 13, 2020
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Striped Bass, Menhaden, Bluefish & Recreational/Commercial Allocation Topped the Agenda Last week the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission met, in part, jointly with the Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council to consider a number of issues. Of course, because of the COVID 19 pandemic, Commissioners and Council members met via webinar. While just about all binding
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JMcMurray
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Feb 7, 2020
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- Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
Good news with menhaden, but it’s likely the Commission will fall short on striped bass Menhaden So, here’s the good news. It is highly likely, after a good 20 years of advocacy by anglers and environmental groups, that we’ll see menhaden managed in the context of its value as a prey species, by as early
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Fissues staff
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Dec 24, 2019
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Here is our final update for 2019.We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a joyous holiday season. Action on Menhaden We have been waiting for the next shoe to drop in the ongoing menhaden saga and it did late last week. In a letter dated Dec. 17, Chris Oliver, assistant administrator for Fisheries at
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JMcMurray
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Dec 13, 2019
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- Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
Big cuts coming for bluefish, scup and black seabass dodged a bullet.
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Fissues staff
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Nov 22, 2019
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- Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
Because of the actions of Omega Protein, Gov. Northam is asking for a moratorium on menhaden harvest.
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Fissues staff
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Nov 8, 2019
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- Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
We recently sent out an update to our email subscribers. Here is what we shared with them. It has been a busy quarter for fisheries management with Atlantic striped bass headlining the action. We can expect a lively joint ASMFC/MAFMC meeting in December and an active new year. ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSIONThe Atlantic States
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JMcMurray
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Oct 14, 2019
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- Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
Bluefish are overfished, and scup and black seabass face more cuts A lot to process coming off this meeting. And just about all of it has to do with the new MRIP data recalibration. MRIP – Marine Recreational Information Program – is the recreational fishing data-gathering program that employs in-person, telephone and mail surveys to
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Fissues staff
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Sep 26, 2019
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- Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
Kudos to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, now it is time for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to act.
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Fissues staff
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Sep 19, 2019
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- Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
As we noted last month, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission took action on Atlantic striped bass and approved Draft Addendum VI for public comment. Draft Addendum VI is available at http://www.asmfc.org/files/PublicInput/StripedBassDraftAddVI_PublicComment_Aug2019.pdf or on the Commission’s website at http://www.asmfc.org/about-us/public-input. According to ASMFC’s latest press release, “Public comment will be accepted until 5 PM (EST) on
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Fissues staff
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Sep 6, 2019
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- Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
The table is set for disaster, right where we live and fish. At a time when our striped bass and other gamefish need food the most, millions of bunker will be ground up and reduced into salmon food.
