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The 2018 ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) Annual Meeting netted mixed bag of progress including new management plans, current measure, rollovers, and stalled proposals. Overall 12 new Recommendations and two Resolutions were adopted covering relevant issues … Continued
Members from around the world tackled management challenges for tunas, swordfish, and sharks at the 2017 annual meeting of International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), held in Marrakech, Morocco. This year more than 700 delegates representing 47 … Continued
In January, three Regional Fisheries Bodies (RFBs): the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM); the Organization of the Central American Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector (OSPESCA); and the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations – Western Central Atlantic Fisheries Commission … Continued
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) will hold a 3-day Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Advisory Panel (AP) meeting in March to consider options for the conservation and management of Atlantic HMS. At the event, managers will consider alternatives for … Continued
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Spiny Dogfish Management Board recently approved a spiny dogfish commercial quota of 40,360,761 pounds for the 2016/2017 fishing season (May 1 – April 30). The quota is reduced by 20% compared to 2015/2016. … Continued