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Published: April 10, 2007
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States Schedule Hearings on Lobster Draft Addendum XI
States from New Hampshire through New Jersey have scheduled their hearings to gather public comment on Draft Addendum XI to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for American Lobster. The dates, times and locations of the scheduled meetings follow:
New Hampshire Fish and Game
May 1, 2007; 7:15 PM
Urban Forestry Center
Elwyn Road
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Contact: John I. Nelson at (603) 868-1096
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
April 23, 2007; 7:00 PM
Days Inn, Whaler Conference Center
500 Hathaway Road
New Bedford, Massachusetts
Contact: Dan McKiernan at (617) 626-1536
Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife
April 24 2007; 6:00 PM
University of Rhode Island Bay Campus
Corless Auditorium
South Ferry Road
Narragansett, Rhode Island
Contact: Tom Angell at (401) 423-1931
Connecticut Dept. of Environmental Protection
April 17, 2007; 7:00 PM
Marine Headquarters Education Center
333 Ferry Road
Old Lyme, Connecticut
Contact: Eric Smith at (860) 434-6043
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
April 16, 2007; 7:00 PM
Bureau of Marine Resources Headquarters
205 North Belle Mead Road
East Setauket, New York.
Contact: Kim McKnown at (631) 444-0454
New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
April 19, 2007; 7:00 PM
Ocean County Administrative Building
101 Hooper Avenue, Room 119
Toms River, New Jersey
Contact: Peter Himchak at (609) 748-2020.
The Draft Addendum responds to the findings of the 2005 peer-reviewed stock assessment which called for additional harvest restrictions given the Southern New England (SNE) stock's depleted stock abundance, low recruitment, and high fishing mortality rates over the past few years.
The Draft Addendum presents options for a rebuilding time frame for the SNE stock and proposes management options for Lobster Conservation Management Areas 2 (inshore SNE), 3 (offshore waters), 4 (inshore Northern Mid-Atlantic), 5 (inshore Southern Mid-Atlantic), and 6 (New York and Connecticut State Waters) to aid in the stock’s rebuilding. The Addendum also proposes a mechanism of ensuring that a state meets its obligations under the plan in a way that minimizes the probability that a state's delay in complying does not adversely affect other states' fisheries or conservation of the resource.
Fishermen and other interested groups are encouraged to provide input on the Draft Addendum either by attending public hearings or providing written comments. Copies of the Draft Addendum can be obtained via the Commission’s website at www.asmfc.org under Breaking News or by contacting the Commission at (202) 289-6400. Public comment will be accepted until 5:00 PM on May 4, 2007 and should be forwarded to Toni Kerns, Senior Fisheries Management Plan Coordinator for Management, at 1444 'Eye' Street, NW, Sixth Floor, Washington, DC 20005; (202) 289-6051 (fax) or tkerns@asmfc.org (Subject line: Draft Addendum XI). For more information, please contact Toni Kerns at (202) 289-6400 or tkerns@asmfc.org.
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Tina Berger
Public Affairs Specialist
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
1444 I Street. NW, Sixth Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202)289-6400
FAX: (202)289-6051
Email: tberger@asmfc.org
www.asmfc.org
ASMFC Vision: Healthy, self-sustaining populations of all Atlantic coast fish species or successful restoration well in progress by the year 2015.
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Published: April 10, 2007
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EmailStates Schedule Hearings on Lobster Draft Addendum XI
States from New Hampshire through New Jersey have scheduled their hearings to gather public comment on Draft Addendum XI to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for American Lobster. The dates, times and locations of the scheduled meetings follow:
New Hampshire Fish and Game
May 1, 2007; 7:15 PM
Urban Forestry Center
Elwyn Road
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Contact: John I. Nelson at (603) 868-1096
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
April 23, 2007; 7:00 PM
Days Inn, Whaler Conference Center
500 Hathaway Road
New Bedford, Massachusetts
Contact: Dan McKiernan at (617) 626-1536
Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife
April 24 2007; 6:00 PM
University of Rhode Island Bay Campus
Corless Auditorium
South Ferry Road
Narragansett, Rhode Island
Contact: Tom Angell at (401) 423-1931
Connecticut Dept. of Environmental Protection
April 17, 2007; 7:00 PM
Marine Headquarters Education Center
333 Ferry Road
Old Lyme, Connecticut
Contact: Eric Smith at (860) 434-6043
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
April 16, 2007; 7:00 PM
Bureau of Marine Resources Headquarters
205 North Belle Mead Road
East Setauket, New York.
Contact: Kim McKnown at (631) 444-0454
New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
April 19, 2007; 7:00 PM
Ocean County Administrative Building
101 Hooper Avenue, Room 119
Toms River, New Jersey
Contact: Peter Himchak at (609) 748-2020.
The Draft Addendum responds to the findings of the 2005 peer-reviewed stock assessment which called for additional harvest restrictions given the Southern New England (SNE) stock's depleted stock abundance, low recruitment, and high fishing mortality rates over the past few years.
The Draft Addendum presents options for a rebuilding time frame for the SNE stock and proposes management options for Lobster Conservation Management Areas 2 (inshore SNE), 3 (offshore waters), 4 (inshore Northern Mid-Atlantic), 5 (inshore Southern Mid-Atlantic), and 6 (New York and Connecticut State Waters) to aid in the stock’s rebuilding. The Addendum also proposes a mechanism of ensuring that a state meets its obligations under the plan in a way that minimizes the probability that a state's delay in complying does not adversely affect other states' fisheries or conservation of the resource.
Fishermen and other interested groups are encouraged to provide input on the Draft Addendum either by attending public hearings or providing written comments. Copies of the Draft Addendum can be obtained via the Commission’s website at www.asmfc.org under Breaking News or by contacting the Commission at (202) 289-6400. Public comment will be accepted until 5:00 PM on May 4, 2007 and should be forwarded to Toni Kerns, Senior Fisheries Management Plan Coordinator for Management, at 1444 'Eye' Street, NW, Sixth Floor, Washington, DC 20005; (202) 289-6051 (fax) or tkerns@asmfc.org (Subject line: Draft Addendum XI). For more information, please contact Toni Kerns at (202) 289-6400 or tkerns@asmfc.org.
PR07-07
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Tina Berger
Public Affairs Specialist
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
1444 I Street. NW, Sixth Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202)289-6400
FAX: (202)289-6051
Email: tberger@asmfc.org
www.asmfc.org
ASMFC Vision: Healthy, self-sustaining populations of all Atlantic coast fish species or successful restoration well in progress by the year 2015.
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