River Herring and Shad Management (Formerly Am. 15)

In June 2012 the Council initiated an amendment to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish FMP to consider whether the existing management framework for river herring and shad was sufficient for conservation and management of these species and whether Federal management under the MSA would address any deficiencies and/or inefficiencies. This amendment was formerly referred to as Amendment 15. For the purposes of this action, river herrings included alewife and blueback herring and shads included American and hickory shad. At its October 2013 meeting, the Council voted to address additional conservation of river herring and shad through an interagency working group. 

Press Release: Council Votes to Initiate Interagency Working Group on River Herring and Shad (10/11/13)

Contact

Jason Didden - (302) 526-5254, jdidden@mafmc.org

Documents & Resources

Council Documents

• Staff White Paper on Potential River Herring and Shad Management (Oct. 2013)

• Draft Action Plan (includes FMAT membership and timeline)

• Amendment 15 Scoping Document (Nov. 2012)

• Amendment 14 RHS Appendix 1

• Amendment 14 RHS Appendix 2

Related Links

• MSB Amendment 14

• MSB Framework 9

• NMFS ESA Listing Determination Information

• ASMFC River Herring and Shad Webpage

Public Comments

October 2013 Meeting

• Written comments included in the October 2013 briefing book

• Additional public comments

Scoping Comments

• Oral Comment Summary (from Public Hearings)

• Multi-Org Letter

• ASMFC

• Jean Public

• Ron Silver

• Similar Comments (4,867)

• Deep Sea Fish

• U.S. F&W Service

• Greater Egg Harbor Watershed Association & River Council

• Garden State Seafood Association

• Herring Alliance

• Ipswich River Watershed Association

• Lund's Fisheries

• National Coalition for Marine Conservation

• Natural Resources Defense Council

• PennEnvironment

• Tom Nass

• The Nature Conservancy