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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, AUGUST 30, 2018<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">ASMFC Coastal Sharks Board Releases Draft Addendum V for Public Comment<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Arlington, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Coastal Sharks Management Board releases Draft Addendum V to
the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Atlantic Coastal Sharks for public comment. The Draft Addendum proposes options to allow the Board to streamline the process of state implementation of shark regulations so that complementary measures are seamlessly
and concurrently implemented at the state and federal level whenever possible. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The FMP currently allows for commercial quotas, possession limits, and season dates to be set annually through Board approved specifications.
All other changes to commercial or recreational management can only be accomplished through an addendum or emergency action. While addenda can be completed in a relatively short period of time, the timing of addenda and state implementation can result in inconsistencies
between state and federal shark regulations, particularly when NOAA Fisheries adopts changes through interim emergency rules. The only option for the Board to respond quicker than an addendum is through an emergency action, which has a set of criteria that
are rigorous and often not met, making it rarely used to enact regulatory changes. The Draft Addendum seeks to provide the Board more flexibility in responding to changes in the fishery for shark species managed under the FMP.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">A public hearing webinar will be held
<b>Tuesday, September 25<sup>th</sup> at 5:30 p.m</b>. The details of the webinar follow:
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Phone</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">: 1.888.585.9008<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Room Number</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">: 853-657-937<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">Fishermen and other interested groups are encouraged to provide input on Draft Addendum V either by attending the public hearing webinar or providing written
comment. The Draft Addendum is available at<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.asmfc.org_files_PublicInput_CoastalSharksDraftAddendumV-5FPublicComment-5FAug2018.pdf&d=DwMFAg&c=tSLbvWYfvulPN3G_n48TUw&r=XzmX5GTv6MlqEdzIVBZHl-6A6M577eF7p2sbOYuE2sk&m=jDrNQu5ZrPTPES_tpeVSk7KViR__-CrkWwDHKGWsEsg&s=lScKKtiMdeQXdGy-TS_3lJeDSRmvdqnqJnd4xGcovc8&e=">http://www.asmfc.org/files/PublicInput/CoastalSharksDraftAddendumV_PublicComment_Aug2018.pdf
[asmfc.org]</a></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">and can also be accessed on the Commission website
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</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>October 1, 2018</b> and should be forwarded to Kirby Rootes-Murdy, Senior Fishery Management Plan Coordinator, at 1050 N. Highland Street, Suite 200A-N, Arlington, VA, 22201; 703.842.07401 (fax); or</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:comments@asmfc.org">comments@asmfc.org</a></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> (Subject
line: Draft Addendum V).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">PR18-27<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">A PDF of the press release can be found here -
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.asmfc.org_uploads_file_5b885d89pr27CoastalSharksDraftAddendumV-5FPublicComment.pdf&d=DwMFAg&c=tSLbvWYfvulPN3G_n48TUw&r=XzmX5GTv6MlqEdzIVBZHl-6A6M577eF7p2sbOYuE2sk&m=jDrNQu5ZrPTPES_tpeVSk7KViR__-CrkWwDHKGWsEsg&s=PsgWikfNDE2zQjsd7XZxm5xAQFSC7QRoYjXF1qtdo5U&e=">
http://www.asmfc.org/uploads/file/5b885d89pr27CoastalSharksDraftAddendumV_PublicComment.pdf [asmfc.org]</a>.
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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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Director of Communications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<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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