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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, NOVEMBER 8, 2016<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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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">States Schedule Hearings on Jonah Crab Draft Addendum II
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:9.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Arlington, VA – The Atlantic coastal states of Maine through Virginia have scheduled their hearings to gather public comment on
Draft Addendum II to the Jonah Crab Fishery Management Plan (FMP). It is anticipated Delaware will also be conducting a hearing; the details of which will be released when they become available. Information on the scheduled hearings follows.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Maine Department of Marine Resources<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">December 13, 2016; 6:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Casco Bay Lines Conference Room<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">56 Commercial Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Portland, Maine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Contact:
</span><a href="mailto:terry.stockwell@maine.gov"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Terry Stockwell</span></a><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">at 207.624.6553<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">*This hearing will precede the Menhaden PID hearing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><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"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">New Hampshire Fish and Game Department<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">December 6, 2016; 7 PM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Urban Forestry Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">45 Elwyn Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Portsmouth, New Hampshire<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Contact:
</span><a href="mailto:Douglas.Grout@wildlife.nh.gov"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Doug Grout</span></a><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">at 603.868.1095<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">* This hearing will precede the Menhaden PID hearing<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"><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"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">December 12, 2016; 5 PM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Bourne Community Center, Room 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">239 Maine Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><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:dan.mckiernan@state.ma.us">Dan McKiernan</a> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">at 617.626.1536<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">* This hearing will precede the Menhaden PID hearing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><br clear="all">
</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><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 and Wildlife<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">December 19, 2016; 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;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">University of Rhode Island Bay Campus<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Corless Auditorium, South Ferry Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><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"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Contact:
</span><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><a href="mailto:robert.ballou@dem.ri.gov"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Robert Ballou</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">at 401.222.4700 ext: 4420<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">* This hearing will precede the Menhaden PID hearing</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><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"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">December 14, 2016; 7 PM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">CT DEEP Boating Education Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><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"><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"><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">
</span><a href="mailto:david.simpson@CT.gov"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">David Simpson</span></a><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">at 860.434.6043<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">*This hearing will follow the Menhaden PID hearing<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"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Virginia Marine Resource Commission<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">December 8, 2016; 5:30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">2600 Washington Ave, 4<sup>th</sup> Floor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><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"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Contact:
</span><a href="mailto:joe.cimino@mrc.virginia.gov"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Joe Cimino</span></a><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">at 757.247.2237<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"><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 considers establishing a coastwide standard for claw harvest to address concerns regarding the equity of the current claw provision. Specific
options include establishing a whole crab fishery or allowing for the <br>
harvest of claws coastwide. The Draft Addendum also considers establishing a definition of bycatch, based on a percent composition of catch, in order to minimize the expansion of a small-scale fishery under the bycatch allowance.
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<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 FMP currently establishes a whole crab fishery with the exception of fishermen from NJ, DE, MD, and VA who have a history of claw landings prior to June
2, 2015. Following approval of the FMP, claw fishermen from NY and ME were identified. Currently, these fishermen are required to land whole crabs. As a result, jurisdictions have expressed concern regarding the equity of this provision as some fishermen with
a history of claw landings are allowed to continue this practice while others must land whole crabs.
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<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">In order to address concerns regarding the expansion of a small-scale fishery, consideration of a bycatch definition was added as a second issue in the Draft
Addendum. Addendum I established a bycatch allowance of 1,000 crabs per trip for non-trap gears and non-lobster trap gears (i.e., fish pots, crab pots, whelk traps). Fishermen using these gears are not required to have other species on Board when harvesting
Jonah crab. As a result, fishermen harvesting Jonah crab under the bycatch limit may, in fact, directly target Jonah crab by landing 1,000 crabs per trip and nothing else. This does not reflect the intention of the bycatch allowance which is to account for
Jonah crab caught while targeting another species. <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">Stakeholders are encouraged to provide input on Draft Addendum II either by attending state public hearings or providing written comment. The Draft Addendum
can be obtained at</span><span style="color:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.asmfc.org/files/PublicInput/JonahCrabAddendumII_PublicComment.pdf">http://www.asmfc.org/files/PublicInput/JonahCrabAddendumII_PublicComment.pdf</a>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">or via the Commission’s website,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
</span><a href="http://www.asmfc.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">www.asmfc.org</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">,</span></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
<i>Public Input</i>. Public comment will be accepted until <b>5 PM (EST) on January 6, 2017</b> and should be forwarded to Megan Ware, Fishery Management Plan Coordinator, 1050 N. Highland St, Suite A-N, Arlington, VA 22201; 703.842.0741 (FAX) or at
</span><a href="mailto:mware@asmfc.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">mware@asmfc.org</span></a><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">(Subject line: Jonah Crab Draft Addendum II).
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Board will review submitted public comment and consider final action on the Draft Addendum at the Commission’s Winter Meeting. For more information, please contact Megan Ware at
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Tina Berger<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">Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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