Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission

08/28/2026

Atlantic Coast Fisheries News for the week of August 24th: Atlantic Menhaden Draft Addendum II available for public comment, new horseshoe crab FAQs, and footage of dolphins hunting with shells! Read the newsletter here:
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Email from Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission News Updates for the Week of August 24, 2026 Atlantic Menhaden Draft Addendum II available for public comment, new horseshoe crab FAQs, and foota

08/12/2026

Atlantic Coast Fisheries News for the week of August 10th: ASMFC Summer Meeting press releases, upcoming Learn-to-Fish event in NYS, and a mixtape for oysters! Read the newsletter here:
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Email from Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission News Updates for the Week of August 10, 2026 ASMFC Summer Meeting press releases, upcoming Learn-to-Fish event in NYS, and a mixtape for oysters

07/22/2026

Atlantic Coast Fisheries News for the week of July 20th: Atlantic herring Area 1A start date, boating access funding, and a major new award to bolster the American seafood industry! Read the newsletter here:
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Email from Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission News Updates for the Week of July 20, 2026 Atlantic herring Area 1A start date, boating access funding, and major new award to bolster the Americ

07/16/2026

Atlantic Coast Fisheries News for the week of July 13th: Request for Scientific and Statistical Committee nominations, new state record fish in MD, and footage of a barreleye fish! Read the newsletter here:
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Email from Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission News Updates for the Week of July 13, 2026 Request for Scientific and Statistical Committee nominations, new state record fish in MD, and footage

07/01/2026

Atlantic Coast Fisheries News for the week of June 29th: Guidance to reduce human-shark interactions, courtesy boat inspections in SC, and a hadal zone mystery solved! Read the newsletter here:
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Email from Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission News Updates for the Week of June 29, 2026 Guidance to reduce human-shark interactions, courtesy boat inspections in SC, and a hadal zone mystery

06/24/2026

Atlantic Coast Fisheries News for the week of July 22nd: Preliminary agenda for ASMFC Summer Meeting, tagging program rewards in NC, and 8 captivating photos of Delaware Bay’s annual horseshoe crab spawn! Read the newsletter here:
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Email from Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission News Updates for the Week of June 22, 2026 Preliminary agenda for ASMFC Summer Meeting, tagging program rewards in NC, and 8 captivating photos o

06/17/2026

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06/17/2026

Atlantic Coast Fisheries News for the week of June 15th: Migratory fish passage progress in MA, charters and guides wanted to participate in MD Blue Catfish Program, and a whale graveyard discovered 7km under the sea! Read the newsletter here:
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Email from Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission News Updates for the Week of June 15, 2026 Migratory fish passage progress in MA, charters and guides wanted to participate in MD Blue Catfish Pr

06/09/2026

The Commission and ACCSP look forward to engaging as partners in NOAA’s Recreational Angler Partnership Improvement Directive (RAPID) enterprise. The goal of which is to transition the Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) to a new co-designed data collection partnership among the states, interstate commissions, regional councils, and NOAA.

Over the next year, partners will work together to develop a framework to modernize and innovate recreational fisheries data collection through adaptable and transparent data collection processes. This framework will be a direct outcome of the partner-engaged workshops over the next several months.

Stay tuned for more information on regional workshops and how to get involved.

06/03/2026

Atlantic Coast Fisheries News for the week of June 1st: Upcoming license-free fishing days in MD, new state record fish caught in NC, and saying "ah!" at the shrimp spa! Read the newsletter here!
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Email from Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission News Updates for the Week of June 1, 2026 Upcoming license-free fishing days in MD, new state record fish caught in NC, and saying "ah!" at the s