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<p class="MsoNormal">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, AUGUST 28, 2019<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">PRESS CONTACT, TINA BERGER, 703.842.0740<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This release revises August 22<sup>nd</sup> press release with the addition of two Massachusetts hearings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">States Schedule Public Hearings on
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Atlantic Striped Bass Draft Addendum VI
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Arlington, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board releases Draft Addendum VI to Amendment 6 of the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Striped
Bass for public comment. Atlantic coastal states from Maine through North Carolina, including Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, and the Potomac River Fisheries Commission, have scheduled their hearings to gather public input on Draft Addendum VI. The
details of those hearings follow. Massachusetts is still scheduling its hearings; a subsequent release will announce the details of those hearings once they are finalized.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><u>Maine Department of Marine Resources<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>October 1, 2019 at 6 PM<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kennebunk Town Hall – Room 300<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1 Summer Street <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kennebunk, Maine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Contact: <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:megan.ware@maine.gov">Megan Ware</a></span> at 207.446.0932<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>October 2, 2019 at 6:30 PM<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yarmouth Town Hall - Log Cabin<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">196 Main Street <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yarmouth, Maine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Contact: <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:megan.ware@maine.gov">Megan Ware</a></span> at 207.446.0932<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>New Hampshire Fish and Game<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>October 1, 2019 at 7 PM<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Urban Forestry Center<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">45 Elwyn Road<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Portsmouth, New Hampshire<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Contact: <span class="MsoHyperlink">
<a href="mailto:Douglas.Grout@wildlife.nh.gov">Doug Grout</a></span> at 603.868.1095<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>October 2, 2019 at 6 PM<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Crowne Plaza Woburn<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">15 Middlesex Canal Park Drive<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Woburn, Massachusetts<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Contact: <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:michael.armstrong@state.ma.us">Mike Armstrong</a></span> at 978.282.0308, ext. 109<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>October 3, 2019 at 6 PM<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">MA Maritime Academy, Admiral’s Hall<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">101 Academy Drive<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Contact: <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:michael.armstrong@state.ma.us">Mike Armstrong</a></span> at 978.282.0308, ext. 109<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Rhode Island Division of
</span><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Marine Fisheries</span></u></b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><br>
<i><span style="color:black">September 24, 2019 at 6 PM</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">University of Rhode Island Bay Campus<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Corless Auditorium<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">South Ferry Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Narragansett, Rhode Island<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Contact:
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:nicole.lengyel@dem.ri.gov">Nicole Lengyel Costa</a></span> at 401.423.1940</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">September 23, 2019 at 7 PM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Marine Headquarters, Boating Education Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">333 Ferry Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Old Lyme, Connecticut<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Contact:
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:justin.davis@ct.gov">Justin Davis</a></span> at 860.434.6043<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><b><u><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">September 25, 2019 at 7 PM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Port 5 Hall, 69 Brewster Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bridgeport, Connecticut<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Contact:
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:justin.davis@ct.gov">Justin Davis</a></span> at 860.434.6043<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">September 4, 2019 from 6 to 9 PM
<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">Division of Marine Resources</span><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">205 North Belle Meade Road, Suite 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0in">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">East Setauket, New York<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0in">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">Contact:</span><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
</span></i><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:john.maniscalco@dec.ny.gov">John Maniscalco</a></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> at 631.444.0430<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0in">
<i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">September 12, 2019 from 6 to 9 PM<br>
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">NYSDEC Region 3 Office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0in">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">21 South Putt Corners Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0in">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">New Paltz, New York<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0in">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">Contact:</span><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
</span></i><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:gregg.kenney@dec.ny.gov">Gregg Kenney</a></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">at 845.256.3199<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">September 3, 2019 from 6 to 8:30 PM
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Roselle Park Borough Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">110 East Westfield Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Roselle Park, New Jersey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Contact:
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:heather.corbett@dep.nj.gov">Heather Corbett</a></span> at 609.748.2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">September 4, 2019 from 6 to 8:30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ocean City Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1725 Simpson Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ocean City, New Jersey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Contact:
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:heather.corbett@dep.nj.gov">Heather Corbett</a></span> at 609.748.2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">September 12, 2019 from 6 to 8:30 PM</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bay Avenue Community Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">775 East Bay Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Manahawkin, New Jersey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Contact:
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:heather.corbett@dep.nj.gov">Heather Corbett</a></span> at 609.748.2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0in">
<b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">August 28, 2019 from 7 to 9 PM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Silver Lake Nature Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1306 Bath Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bristol, Pennsylvania<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Contact:
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:ashiels@pa.gov">Andrew Shiels</a></span> at 814.359.5181<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">August 29, 2019 at 6 PM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">DNREC Auditorium
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">89 Kings Highway<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dover, Delaware
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Contact:
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:john.clark@state.de.us">John Clark</a></span> at 302.739.9914<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Fisheries Service</u></b>
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<i>September 25, 2019 from 6 to 8 PM</i> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Calvary United Methodist Church (Basement Room)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">301 Rowe Boulevard<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Annapolis, Maryland<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Contact: <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:mluisi@dnr.state.md.us">Michael Luisi</a></span> at
<a href="tel:410.260.8341" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">410.260.8341</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Virginia Marine Resources Commission<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">September 9, 2019 at 6:30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Virginia Marine Resources Commission<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">380 Fenwick Road, Fort Monroe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hampton, Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Contact:
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:alex.aspinwall@mrc.virginia.gov">Alex Aspinwall</a></span> or
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:pat.geer@vmrc.virginia.gov">Pat Geer</a></span> at 757.247.2200<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Potomac River Fisheries Commission<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">September 10, 2019, at 6 PM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">222 Taylor Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Colonial Beach, Virginia
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Contact:
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:martingary.prfc@verizon.net">Martin Gary</a></span> at 804.224.7148<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">September 12, 2019, at 6 PM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Aquatic Resources Education Center<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1900 Anacostia Drive<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Washington, District of Columbia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Contact: <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:julia.christian@dc.gov">Julia Robey Christian</a></span> at 202.450.7878<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">September 11, 2019 at 6:30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dare County Administration Building <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Commissioners Meeting Room <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">954 Marshall C. Collins Drive<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Manteo, North Carolina <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Contact:
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:chris.batsavage@ncdenr.gov">Chris Batsavage</a></span> at 252.808.8009<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Draft Addendum VI was initiated in response to the 2018 Benchmark Stock Assessment, which indicates the resource is overfished and experiencing overfishing. The Draft Addendum explores a range of management alternatives
designed to end overfishing and reduce fishing mortality to the target level in 2020.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">The Draft Addendum proposes management options for both commercial and recreational sectors in the ocean and in Chesapeake Bay in order to reduce total fishery removals by 18% relative to 2017 levels. The proposed
measures include reduced quotas for commercial fisheries, and changes in bag limits, minimum sizes, and slot size limits for the recreational sector. Since catch and release practices represent a significant component of overall fishing
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mortality, the Draft Addendum also explores the mandatory use of circle hooks when fishing with bait to reduce release mortality in recreational striped bass fisheries.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Draft Addendum VI is available at <span class="MsoHyperlink">
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.asmfc.org_files_PublicInput_StripedBassDraftAddVI-5FPublicComment-5FAug2019.pdf&d=DwMFAg&c=tSLbvWYfvulPN3G_n48TUw&r=XzmX5GTv6MlqEdzIVBZHl-6A6M577eF7p2sbOYuE2sk&m=0RqVmktwgw11-SDqU5kzkDV2JmrSggsdn9O-ShSlFFI&s=V2Ns6NfPzGcjd7EU5Cp9WN58ARkN_coB1Nom3N5YjPo&e=">http://www.asmfc.org/files/PublicInput/StripedBassDraftAddVI_PublicComment_Aug2019.pdf
[asmfc.org]</a></span> or via the Commission’s website at <span class="MsoHyperlink">
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.asmfc.org_about-2Dus_public-2Dinput&d=DwMFAg&c=tSLbvWYfvulPN3G_n48TUw&r=XzmX5GTv6MlqEdzIVBZHl-6A6M577eF7p2sbOYuE2sk&m=0RqVmktwgw11-SDqU5kzkDV2JmrSggsdn9O-ShSlFFI&s=3XiILB6iIPotBsyIfTLzXBbQoyWuoDW4UtbFKNdqyCs&e=">http://www.asmfc.org/about-us/public-input
[asmfc.org]</a></span>. Fishermen and other stakeholders are encouraged to provide input on Draft Addendum VI either by attending state public hearings or providing written comment.<span style="color:red">
</span>Public comment will be accepted until <b>5 PM (EST) on October 7, 2019</b> and should be sent to Max Appelman, Fishery Management Plan Coordinator, 1050 N. Highland St, Suite A-N, Arlington, VA 22201; 703.842.0741 (FAX) or at
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:comments@asmfc.org">comments@asmfc.org</a></span> (Subject line: Striped Bass Draft Addendum VI).
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<p class="MsoNormal">If your organization is planning to release an action alert related to the Draft Addendum, please contact Max Appelman at
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:mappelman@asmfc.org">mappelman@asmfc.org</a></span> prior to its release. The Board will meet at the Commission’s Annual Meeting in October to review public comment and consider final approval of the Addendum.
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<p class="MsoNormal">A PDF of this press release can be found here - <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.asmfc.org_uploads_file_5d66a016pr24AtlStripedBassDraftAddVI-5FPublicHearings-5Frevised.pdf&d=DwMFAg&c=tSLbvWYfvulPN3G_n48TUw&r=XzmX5GTv6MlqEdzIVBZHl-6A6M577eF7p2sbOYuE2sk&m=0RqVmktwgw11-SDqU5kzkDV2JmrSggsdn9O-ShSlFFI&s=bd6STT4B29lJ1CJc8Hy6ozoSO8mWy2dyzCr6-A7WCk8&e=">
http://www.asmfc.org/uploads/file/5d66a016pr24AtlStripedBassDraftAddVI_PublicHearings_revised.pdf [asmfc.org]</a>
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