ASMFC South Atlantic Board Releases Spanish Mackerel, Spot, and Spotted Seatrout PID for Public Comment and Review

The Commission’s South Atlantic State-Federal Fisheries Management Board has approved the Public Information Document (PID) for an Omnibus Amendment to the Interstate Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) for Spanish Mackerel, Spot, and Spotted Seatrout for public review and comment. As the … Continued

ASMFC Atlantic Menhaden Board Approves Addendum to Extend Menhaden Reduction Fishery Cap for 3 Years

The Commission’s Atlantic Menhaden Management Board approved Addendum IV to Amendment 1 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Menhaden. Addendum IV extends the Chesapeake Bay reduction fishery harvest cap, established through Addendum III, for an additional three years … Continued

ASMFC Releases Weakfish Draft Addendum IV for Public Comment

Draft Addendum IV to Amendment 4 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Weakfish is now available for public comment at http://www.asmfc.org/breakingNews.htm. The Draft Addendum proposes a range of options to revise the management program’s biological reference points and reduce … Continued

States Schedule Public Hearings on Weakfish Draft Addendum IV

Atlantic coast states from New York through Florida have scheduled their hearings to gather public comment on Draft Addendum IV to Amendment 4 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Weakfish. The dates, times, and locations of the scheduled meetings … Continued

States Schedule Public Hearings on Scup and Black Sea Bass Draft Addendum XX

Atlantic coast states from Massachusetts through Virginia have scheduled their hearings to gather public comment on Draft Addendum XX to Amendment 13 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass. The dates, times, … Continued