Draft Amendment 2 FINAL for public comment

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission DRAFT AMENDMENT 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan For SHAD AND RIVER HERRING For Public Comment (River Herring Management) ASMFC Vision Statement: Healthy, self-sustaining populations for all Atlantic coast fish species or successful restoration well in progress by the year 2015. Approved for Public Comment August 2008 Draft for Public Comment Draft Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Shad and River Herring Prepared by: Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Shad and River Herring Plan Development Team Plan Development Team Members: Erika Robbins (ASFMC, Chair); Michael Armstrong, PhD (Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries); Michael Brown (Maine Department of Marine Resources); Phillip Edwards (Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife); Andrew Kahnle (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation); Larry M. Miller (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service); Bill Post (South Carolina Department of Natural Resources); Kathy Rawls (North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries); Ray Rhodes (College of Charleston); and Winnie Ryan (Virginia Institute of Marine Science). This Draft Amendment was prepared under the guidance of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Shad and River Herring Management Board. Technical assistance was provided by the Shad and River Herring Technical Committee, the River Herring Stock ...