March 31, 2025 — The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission:
The Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section (Section) and Advisory Panel (AP) will meet on Thursday, May 1, at the Hyatt Place Portland-Old Port, 433 Fore Street, Portland, Maine. The AP will meet from 9 – 11 AM to review public comment and provide input on Draft Amendment 4.
The Section will meet from 12 – 3 PM on the same day to consider final approval of Amendment 4 and review the final report from the industry-based pilot winter sampling program. Draft Amendment 4 considers options for setting multi-year moratoria and the implementation of a management trigger. The management trigger would be comprised of a set of biological and/or environmental indicators that could signal when the northern shrimp stock in the Gulf of Maine is at a population level that could support sustainable fishery. Meeting materials and webinar details will be available April 17 at https://asmfc.org/events/northern-shrimp-section-6/ .
For more information, please contact Chelsea Tuohy, Fishery Management Plan Coordinator, atctuoy@asmfc.org or 703.842.0740.