August 1, 2012 — Please note the Executive Committee meeting scheduled for August 8, 2012 (7:30 – 9:30 AM) will be a closed session to allow the Committee to discuss issues related to the Executive Director position. A revised agenda has been released.
Supplemental meeting materials for the Commission's 2012 Summer Meeting have been posted for the following Boards/Sections (click on "Supplemental Material" following each relevant board header to access information). CDs with the full meeting materials (original plus supplemental) will be available at the meeting.
Atlantic Herring Section – Law Enforcement Committee Comments on Draft Addendum V and SAW 54 Atlantic Herring Stock Assessment Reports
American Lobster Board – American Lobster Technical Committee Report: Assessment of Trawl-induced Damage to American Lobster
Atlantic Menhaden Board – Public Comment; Social and Economic Sections for Draft Amendment 2; ASMFC Atlantic Menhaden Draft Amendment 2 Guidance Document; Advisory Panel Report; and Assessing Potential Changes in Atlantic Menhaden Reporting by State
ISFMP Policy Board – Letter to ASMFC from Rep. Walter Jones and ASMFC Response
American Eel Board — Technical Committee Report: Management Options in Response to Benchmark Stock Assessment
Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Sharks Board — Revised Agenda and Meeting Overview; Technical Committee Report: Review of Smooth Dogfish Year Round Processing At Sea Request; Law Enforcement Committee Comments on Shark Finning; IUU Proposed Rule; CITES Appendix III Listing of Porbeagle and Scalloped Hammerhead; New Jersey Marine Fisheries Administration Comments on Finning Bill; and Recent State Legislature Finning Bills
South Atlantic Board – Atlantic Croaker FMP Review; Red Drum FMP Review; Spot Triggers for 2011; and Black Drum PID Public Comment Summary
Supplemental materials for the Sturgeon Board will be posted to the website sometime tomorrow; an email will announce its availability.
View the summer meeting website with supplemental materials