just hearing of this myself, and don't know all the details, but I saw on the other site that ASMFC is voting to revise/rescind the managment caps for menhaden on May5th.

I support the conservation measures that have helped bunker become more plentiful in recent years, and would like to see them maintained. I will be contacting all my states's commisioners that will be voting to urge them to do the same.

please do your part to help

POGIES FOREVER!!!!

Seriously, this is important. I will contact my states people as well.

If anyone has a link to better details - please post - thanks

John

Latest stock assessment: http://www.asmfc.org/uploads/file/54d26f852015MenhadenStockAssessmentOverview_Feb201 5.pdf

Board meeting on May 5th 8AM to 11AM Agenda:

Welcome/Call to Order (R. Boyles, Jr.)
Board Consent
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Proceedings from February 2015
Public Comment
Biological Ecological Reference Points Workgroup Report (J. McNamee)
Review Ecological Reference Point Task
Consider 2015 FMP Review and State Compliance (M. Waine) Action
Technical Committee Report (J. McNamee)
Review Biological Reference Points
Review Stock Projections
Review and Set Atlantic Menhaden Specifications (M. Waine) Final Action
Advisory Panel Report (J. Kaelin)
Discuss Next Steps for Management Based on Results of the Benchmark Assessment and Ecological Reference Points Term of Reference (R. Boyles, Jr.)
Other Business/Adjourn

2015 REVIEW OF THE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN AND STATE COMPLIANCE FOR THE 2014 ATLANTIC MENHADEN (Brevoortia tyrannus) FISHERY: http://www.asmfc.org/files/Meetings/Spring2015/AtlanticMenhadenBoardSupplemental.pdf