Collection of Baseline Sociological Data to Describe The Atlantic Menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) Fishery Menhaden (Brevoortia spp.) have repeatedly been listed as one the nation's most important commercial fisheries species in terms of quantity.
the third largest in the entire United States. To put landings in perspective, the reduction fishery takes 5 times the amount of lobsters landed on the East Coast, fifteen times the
1 October 2024 Commissioner Manual Species Management Overviews INTERSTATE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT PROGRAM OVERVIEW Atlantic Menhaden Species Range Coastwide (Maine through Florida) Stock Status
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2025 Winter Meeting Final Agenda & Materials. 2024-2028 Strategic Plan & 2025 Action Plan. STORY MAPS: Regional Pilot Projects in Support of Sustainable Aquaculture and Understanding ERPs for Atlantic Menhaden Status of the Stocks & Assessment Schedule. 2025 ASMFC Quota Transfers. Forging Knowledge Into Change: Commemorating 75 Years of Cooperative …
1 1.0 Introduction The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) has coordinated interstate management of Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) in state waters (0-3 miles) since 1981.Atlantic menhaden is currently managed under Amendment 1 …
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4 3 Introduction 3.1 Background Atlantic menhaden is a schooling pelagic fish distributed from Nova Scotia, Canada to Florida. Although maximum age has been estimated to be 10 years, fish older than age-6 are rarely
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Stock Assessment Report No. 99-01 of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Terms of Reference & Advisory Report for the Atlantic Menhaden Stock Assessment Peer Review
Amendment 1 to the Interstate Fisheries Management Plan (FMP) for Atlantic Menhaden was approved at the 2001 Spring Meeting of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission