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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, DECEMBER 21, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">PRESS CONTACT, TINA BERGER, 703.842.0740<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1 align="center" style="margin-right:.25in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">States Schedule Public Hearings on Draft Addendum XXVII<br>
<i>Addendum Seeks Input on Regional Management Options for 2016 Summer Flounder and Black Sea Recreational Fisheries<o:p></o:p></i></span></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Arlington, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board approved
Draft Addendum XXVII for public comment at the Joint Commission/Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council meeting in Annapolis, Maryland earlier this month. Draft Addendum XXVII proposes regional management approaches for the 2016 summer flounder and black sea
bass recreational fisheries. The Atlantic coast states of Massachusetts through Virginia have scheduled public hearings to gather public comment. The details of those hearings follow:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">January 14, 2016 at 4:30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Massachusetts Maritime Academy
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">101 Academy Drive
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Buzzards Bay, MA 02532<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Contact:
<a href="mailto:nichola.meserve@state.ma.us">Nichola Meserve</a> at 617.626.1531<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Rhode Island Division of Fish & Wildlife<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">January 6, 2016 at 6 PM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">University of Rhode Island, Corliss<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Auditorium<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">South Ferry Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Narragansett, Rhode Island<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Contact:
<a href="mailto:jason.mcnamee@dem.ri.gov">Jason McNamee</a> at 401.423.1943</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Connecticut Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">January 5, 2016 at 7 PM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Marine Headquarters<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Boating Education Center, Building 3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">333 Ferry Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Old Lyme, Connecticut<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Contact:
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:david.simpson@ct.gov">David Simpson</a>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">at 860.434.6043</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">New York State Dept. of Environmental<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Conservation<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">January 7, 2016 at 6 PM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Bureau of Marine Resources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">205 North Belle Mead Road, Suite 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">East Setauket, New York<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Contact:
<a href="mailto:John.Maniscalco@dec.ny.gov">John Maniscalco</a> at 631.444.0436<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">January 7, 2016 at 7 PM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Stafford Township Municipal Building<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">260 East Bay Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Manahawkin, New Jersey
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Contact:
<a href="mailto:tom.baum@dep.nj.gov">Tom Baum</a> at 609.748.2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources & Environmental Control and Maryland Department of Natural Resources<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">January 12, 2016 at 6 PM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">DNREC Lewes Building (at the Lewes Boat Ramp)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">901 Pilottown Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Lewes, Delaware<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Contacts: Delaware –
<a href="mailto:john.clark@state.de.us">John Clark</a> at </span><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="tel:%28302%29739-9914" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">302.739.9914</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">
and Maryland – <a href="mailto:michael.luisi@maryland.gov">Mike Luisi</a> at </span>
<span style="color:windowtext"><a href="tel:%28410%29260-8341" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">410.260.8341</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Virginia Marine Resources Commission<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">January 12, 2016 at 6 PM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">2600 Washington Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">4th Floor Conference Room<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Newport News, Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Contact:
<a href="mailto:rob.oreilly@mrc.virginia.gov">Rob O’Reilly</a> at 757.247.2248<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Draft Addendum XXVII was initiated to consider extending use of regional management approaches for the 2016 recreational summer flounder fishery, including
an option that would allow for a Delaware Bay specific region. The Draft Addendum also includes options for extending use of ad-hoc regional management approaches for black sea bass recreational fisheries in 2016 and 2017. In the event the options in Draft
Addendum XXVII are not approved for management, the Board extended the current summer flounder regional management approach for use in 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">In 2014, the Board approved Addendum XXV to shift away from traditional use of state-by-state harvest targets under conservation equivalency to use of an alternative
regional strategy for managing summer flounder recreational fisheries. Based on its success in keeping recreational harvest within the RHL and providing greater regulatory consistency among neighboring states, this strategy was extended for use in 2015. State-by-state
harvest targets previously utilized under conservation equivalency created difficulties for some states as overages occurred due largely to state shares and limits not reflecting local summer flounder abundance and its availability to recreational fishermen.
In 2014 and 2015 management regions were the following: 1) Massachusetts; 2) Rhode Island; 3) Connecticut-New Jersey; 4) Delaware-Virginia; and 5) North Carolina.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">The Draft Addendum also proposes two options for the 2016 black sea bass recreational fishery (1) coastwide measures or (2) the continued use of management
measures by northern (Massachusetts – New Jersey) and southern regions (Delaware – North Carolina). The regional management approach has been used since 2011 and offers advantages over coastwide regulations by addressing geographic differences in the stock
(size, abundance and seasonality) while maintaining the consistent application of management measures by neighboring states.<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Fishermen and other interested groups are encouraged to provide input on Draft Addendum XXVII either by attending state public hearings or providing written
comment. The Draft Addendum is available at</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.asmfc.org/files/PublicInput/DraftAddendumXXVII_PublicComment_Dec2015.pdf">http://www.asmfc.org/files/PublicInput/DraftAddendumXXVII_PublicComment_Dec2015.pdf</a>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">and can also be accessed on the Commission website</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> (</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.asmfc.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">www.asmfc.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">)
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">under Public Input. Public comment will be accepted until 5:00 PM (EST) on
<b>January 21, 2016</b> and should be forwarded to Kirby Rootes-Murdy, Fishery Management Plan Coordinator, 1050 N. Highland St., Suite 200 A-N, Arlington, Virginia 22201; 703.842.0741 (fax) or at
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:krootes-murdy@asmfc.org">krootes-murdy@asmfc.org</a>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">(Subject line: Draft Addendum XXVII). For more information, please contact Kirby Rootes-Murdy at
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:krootes-murdy@asmfc.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">krootes-murdy@asmfc.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">or 703.842.0740.
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