Spanish Mackerel Framework Amendment 13 Scoping The South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council (SAFMC) staff will be holding two online only webinars for scoping of Framework Amendment 13 to the Spanish mackerel fisheries management plan (FMP). This Amendment...
The ASMFC Last week I had a reader who was interested in understanding more about what the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is and how they fit in with North Carolina fisheries management. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC)...
ASMFC Meeting in Beaufort This Week The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) is holding their Annual Meeting this week at the Beaufort Hotel, 2440 Lennoxville Road, Beaufort, North Carolina. The meeting will start Monday morning at 9:00 and...
Why The Southern Flounder Numbers Always Change Last week I showed you how every time the southern flounder stock in North Carolina was assessed the recreational data changed. This week I want to go into a little more detail and look at why the recreational...
Southern Flounder, Uncertain Baseline Data This week I wanted to look at the data used for management of southern flounder in North Carolina, specifically recreational catch data. Catch data is supposed to be baseline information in the fisheries management...
