Blue Crab Management Outcome: Evaluation of Allocation-based Management Framework
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- Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee
The Blue Crab Management Outcome under the 2014 Chesapeake Watershed Agreement states that in addition to managing for a stable and productive crab fishery, the partnership will evaluate an allocation-based management framework by 2018. An allocation-based management framework would designate a numerical total allowable catch of blue crabs for the Chesapeake Bay and allocate a percentage of the total allowable catch to each of the three fishery management agencies, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MDNR), the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) and the Potomac River Fishery Commission (PRFC). This document describes the progress made towards the Blue Crab Management Outcome evaluation of an allocation-based management framework as of September 2017.