Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission

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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is an interstate compact agency that coordinates the conservation and management of shared coastal fishery resources along the U.S. Atlantic seaboard.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf interstate compact agency
regional fisheries management organization
coordinatesManagementOf American lobster
Atlantic herring
Atlantic menhaden
Atlantic striped bass
Atlantic sturgeon
black sea bass
coastal fishery resources along the U.S. Atlantic seaboard
coastal migratory fish stocks
coastal sharks
red drum
scup
shad and river herring
spiny dogfish
summer flounder
tautog
weakfish
country United States
formedAs interstate compact
founded 1942
governanceStructure commission of state representatives
hasBody Policy Board
advisory panels
species management boards
technical committees
hasMember Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
National Marine Fisheries Service
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Virginia
headquartersLocation Arlington, Virginia
jurisdiction Atlantic coast of the United States
legalBasis Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact
purpose conservation of shared coastal fishery resources
management of shared coastal fishery resources
promotion of cooperative interstate fisheries management
signatoryTo Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact
website https://www.asmfc.org/
worksWith National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
regional fishery management councils

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Maine Department of Marine Resources collaboratesWith Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
Division of Marine Fisheries collaboratesWith Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
Division of Marine Fisheries (North Carolina) collaboratesWith Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
subject linked to: Division of Marine Fisheries
New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife collaboratesWith Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission legalBasis Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact
linked to: Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission signatoryTo Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact
linked to: Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
New England Fishery Management Council collaboratesWith Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council cooperatesWith Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission