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703.842.0740 PRESS CONTACT: Tina Berger 703.842.0740 ASMFC South Atlantic Board Approves Atlantic Croaker and Spot Addenda
VA – The Commission’s South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board approved Addendum ASMFC South Atlantic BoardIIIArlington, Approves Atlantic Croaker and Spot Addenda to Amendment 1 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Atlantic Croaker and Addendum III to the Omnibus Amendment to the Interstate FMPs for Spanish Mackerel, Spot, and Spotted Seatrout. These Addenda
Arlington, VA – The Commission’s South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board approved Addendum adjust management of Atlantic croaker and spot through their respective Traffic Light Approaches (TLA). III to Amendment 1 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Atlantic Croaker and Addendum III to the the annual analysis Spot, of the TLA, assigns a color (red, yellow, or green) to characterize relative levels Omnibus Amendment to the Interstate FMPsThrough for Spanish Mackerel, andwhich Spotted Seatrout. These Addenda of indicators that reflect the condition of the fish population (abundance characteristic) or fishery (harvest adjust management of Atlantic croaker and spot through Iftheir respective Light (TLA). characteristic). the amount of red,Traffic indicating lowApproaches abundance or low harvest, in both characteristics exceeds
threshold levels (30% and 60%) for too many years, management action is triggered. In 2018, the Atlantic Croaker
Through the annual analysis of the TLA, whichTechnical assignsCommittee a color (red, yellow, or green) characterize relative levels and Spot Plan Review Teamtorecommended updates to their respective TLAs that would of indicators that reflect the condition of theincorporate fish population (abundance characteristic) or information, fishery (harvest PR20-17to additional fishery-independent indices, age use of regional characteristics, and changes thelow management-triggering mechanism. characteristic). If the amount of red, indicating abundance or low harvest, in both characteristics exceeds threshold levels (30% and 60%) for too manyThese years, managementtheaction is triggered. In mechanisms 2018, the Atlantic Croakermanagement if the amounts of Addenda management-triggering toand enact coastwide The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission was Team formedrecommended by the 15change Atlantic coastal states in 1942 for the promotion of coastal fishery resources. The Technical Committee and Spot Plan Review updates to their respective TLAs thatprotection would red for both the harvest and abundance characteristics within a region (Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic) exceed Commission serves as a deliberative body of the Atlantic coastal states, coordinating the conservation and management of nearshore fishery resources, including marine, thresholdage levels for 3 of the 4 most recent years for Atlantic croaker and and 2changes of the 3 most incorporate additional fishery-independent indices, information, use of regional characteristics, to recent years for spot. The shell and diadromous species. Addenda also define commercial and recreational management responses to triggers at each threshold level (see the management-triggering mechanism. table below). Finally, the Addenda define the processes for evaluating the fisheries while triggered measures are in place andmechanisms determining when triggered measures management may be removed.if the amounts of These Addenda change the management-triggering to enact coastwide
red for both the harvest and abundance characteristics within a region (Mid-Atlantic South for Atlantic) Management Triggers and & Reponses Atlanticexceed Croaker & Spot 38 www.ncfish.org Recreational Commercial threshold levels for 3 of the 4 most recent years for Atlantic croaker and 2 of the 3 most recent years for spot. The Species 30% Threshold
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