ASMFC Fisheries Focus, January/February 2006, Vol. 15, Issue 1

• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission 2006
• Subjects: coastal zone; community awareness; conservation; environmental data; environmental law; environmental monitoring; fish; fisheries; industry; invertebrates; land use; legislation; shellfish; Red Drum; coastal sharks; "Medeiros v. ASMFC"; Summer Flounder Fishery Management Plan; Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey (MRFSS); National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); GA Peach State Reds Initiative (PSRI); Red drum
• Online Access: http://www.asmfc.org/; http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.1/NJEDL.Newsletter.n4315

The ASMFC Fisheries Focus is a monthly newsletter of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. It contains articles and information concerning the conservation and management of nearshore fishery resources, including marine, shell and anadromous species in the Atlantic Coastal States. The articles featured in this January/February 2006 issue include: Species Profile: Red Drum; GA Peach State Reds Initiative; ASMFC Comings and Goings; ASMFC Habitat Workshop Scheduled for February; U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds ASMFC and RI DEM Position; Draft Summer Flounder Addendum XVIII Approved for Public Comment; ASMFC, SAFMC and ACCSP Advance Fisheries Stock Assessment Training; Recreational Fishing Data Collection for 2005 Completed; Call for Nominations; Calomo Named Marine Fisheries Commission Chair. "Working towards healthy, self-sustaining populations for all Atlantic Coast fish species or successful restoration well in progress by the year 2015."