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2006 Meeting Motions & Summaries

2006 Press Releases

December 12   ASMFC Summer Flounder Board Sets 2007 TAL
November 9   States Schedule Public Hearings on Draft Addendum X: Addendum Proposes Establishment of Landing Data Collection Program
November 9   States Schedule Hearings on Tautog Draft Addendum IV
November 7   Northern Shrimp 2007 Fishing Season Set at 151 Days: Section Tentatively Commits to a 2008 Fishing Season for Same Duration
October 26   George D. Lapointe Elected ASMFC Chair
October 25   John H. Dunnigan Receives Prestigious David H. Hart Award
October 25   Atlantic Menhaden Board Approves Addendum III: Addendum Caps Chesapeake Bay Reduction Fishery at 109,020 MT
October 25   ASMFC Tautog Board Approves Draft Addendum IV for Public Comment: Addendum to Address Stock Rebuilding
October 24   ASMFC Atlantic Herring Section Sets Area 1A TAC at 50,000MT for 2007 – 2009
October 24   ASMFC Presents Annual Awards of Excellence to the Investigators of “No More Back Door”
October 24   ASMFC Spiny Dogfish Board Revises 2006/2007 Quota and Sets Specifications for 2007/2008 Fishing Year
October 23   ASMFC Lobster Board Adopts Area 2 Trap Transferability Program and Approves Draft Addenda X for Public Comment
October 13   Draft Addendum III to the Atlantic Sturgeon FMP Approved for Public Comment
September 8   Weakfish Draft Addendum II & Supplement Approved for Public Comment
September 7   VA, MD & NJ Schedule Hearings on Menhaden Draft Addendum III
September 5   States Schedule Hearings on Striped Bass Draft Addendum I
September 1   States Schedule Public Hearings on Amendment 5 Public Information Document (Revises August 31, 2006 press release by modifying the dates of the Massachusetts hearings) 
August 31   States Schedule Public Hearings on Amendment 5 Public Information Document
August 24   ASMFC Lobster Board Releases Draft Amendment 5 PID for Public Comment: States to Conduct Public Hearings in the Fall
August 17   Striped Bass Board Approves Draft Addendum I for Public Comment: Addendum Proposes Bycatch Data Collection Program
August 17   Tautog Board Initiates Addendum to Rebuild Stock
August 16  

Atlantic Menhaden Board Approves Draft Addendum III for Public Comment: Addendum Proposes Chesapeake Bay Reduction Fishery Cap of 109,020 MT

August 15   Atlantic Herring Section Clarifies Amendment 2 Zero Tolerance Spawning Provision
August 15   ASMFC Lobster Board Initiates Action on Area 2 Trap Transferability Program and Data Collection
August 4   ASMFC & MAFMC Approve 2007 TALs for Scup & Black Sea Bass
May 18   Atlantic Coastal States Schedule Public Meetings to Gather Input on Coastal Sharks PID (Revised)
May 10   Horseshoe Crab Board Approves Addendum IV: Addendum Calls for Additional Restrictions in Delaware Bay Region
May 10   ASMFC Board Approves Addendum XVI to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Plan: Addendum Establishes Procedures to Address Delayed Implementation of Required Fisheries Management Measures
May 9   ASMFC Presents Annual Awards of Excellence
May 9   American Lobster Board Approves Addendum VIII: Addendum Establishes New Biological Reference Points and Enhances Data Collection Requirements
May 5   Atlantic Coastal States Schedule Public Meetings to Gather Input on Coastal Sharks PID
May 1   ASMFC Releases Coastal Sharks PID for Public Comment
April 19   ASMFC Meeting Change: Horseshoe Crab Board to Meet on May 9, 2006 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
March 21 (revises March 10 press release)   Mid-Atlantic States Schedule Public Meetings on Horseshoe Crab Draft Addendum
March 21   ASMFC Board Approves Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Public Information Document for Public Comment
March 15   Atlantic States Schedule Public Meetings on American Lobster Draft Addendum
March 10   Mid-Atlantic States Schedule Public Meetings on Horseshoe Crab Draft Addendum
February 23   ASMFC Approves Atlantic Herring Amendment 2: Amendment Aims to Maintain High Abundance While Balancing Stakeholder Needs & Ecosystem Functions
February 23   Horseshoe Crab Board Approves Draft Addendum for Public Comment: Addendum Considers Additional Harvest Reductions
February 23   ASMFC American Eel Board Approves Addendum I: Addendum Aims to Improve Data Collection
February 23   ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board Approves Addendum XVIII
February 21   Tautog Stock Assessment Indicates Abundance Remains at Low Levels and Overfishing is Occurring
January 31   Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board Approves Draft Addendum XVIII for Public Comment (Revised to include NC Hearing information)
January 24   Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board Approves Draft Addendum XVIII for Public Comment
January 19   Non-Traditional Stakeholders Sought for Participation in ASMFC Coastal Sharks Advisory Panel