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The Ocean Conservancy
Distance: 0.5 Mi1725 Desales St NW Ste 600
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Food & Agriculture Orgnztn
Distance: 0.9 Mi2175 K St NW Ste 500
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Ietan
Distance: 2.5 Mi1333 New Hampshire Ave NW
20036 Washington
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Description
In March 2014, the Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board approved regional management measures for two regions (1) Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, including the Potomac River Fisheries Commission, and (2) Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. Adopted regulations for the first region (DE-VA) include a 16-inch minimum size limit, 4 fish bag limit, and a year-round season, while the second region’s (CT-NJ) regulations include an 18-inch minimum size, 5 fish bag limit, and 128 day open season with not more than 45 days open from May 1 – June 30.
Fish passage provided for ASMFC-managed species must be safe (non-injurious), timely (without undue delay), and effective. “Effective” means the technical approach is accepted by fish passage experts to be reasonable for the specific application. The primary objective is to pass as many upstream migrants as needed to support natural reproduction of anadromous species and colonization of nursery habitat (for eels). The most effective method is barrier removal.