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What is the ASMFC? The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is a 15-state compact formed to manage Atlantic interstate fisheries. It is composed of three members from each Atlantic state. Although this Commission was originally an advisory body, Congress gave it authority to manage striped bass in the 1980s. The Commission demonstrated unprecedented success with that species. With the passage of the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Conservation and Management Act in 1994, the Commission was given the authority to manage all inter-jurisdictional species. It presently has 32 marine species under management, ranging from northern shrimp and lobster to red drum and weakfish. The ASMFC develops a Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for each species, setting forth both management goals and the means intended to attain them.
What is the CCA Atlantic States
Marine Fisheries Committee?
The ASMFC became the major fishery management organization on the Atlantic Coast. In 1998, it became clear that CCA - the largest marine fishery conservation organization in the U.S. - would need to work with the ASMFC to affect the management of critically important Atlantic species. CCA created the Atlantic States Fisheries Committee as a subcommittee of the National Government Relations Committee. It is comprised of dedicated CCA volunteers working within the ASMFC system for better Atlantic fisheries management. The CCA Atlantic States Fisheries Committee decides annually which species under ASMFC management are priorities. Representatives from the committee attend management board meetings and technical committee meetings. Attendance in this meeting process is critical to fully understand the biology and management of each particular species. The CCA Atlantic States Fisheries Committee then formulates goals for each species FMP and works with the ASMFC to implement them through state organizations and agencies. Sherman Baynard, of Maryland, is the CCA Atlantic States Fisheries Committee Chairman. Richen Brame serves as the CCA Atlantic States Fisheries Director and staff member for the committee. Contact
CCA Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Committee
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