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Tim,
I can tell you that even the guys on the technical committee were amazed at what they saw when they did the stock assesment. None of them thought the stocks were in such bad shape. I think that the ASMFC will be forced to act before the USF&WS can. The ASMFC will be in receipt of the peer review and (assuming it passes the peer review) the stock assessment will be preented to the management board in January, Even with their legnthy process they should have something out for public comment by April/May. The USF&WS isn't likely to even act on your petition until late next fall and they can't get a lisiting through until next winter. If the ASMFC doesn't act, they will loose a lot of credability.
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