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The goal of Framework Adjustment 3 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan (Framework 3) was to establish a process for setting and specifying river herring (alewife and blueback) and shad (American and hickory) catch caps for the herring fishery to provide an incentive for herring vessels to continue to avoid river herring and shad and reduce river herring and shad catch to the extent practicable; enhance coordination with the Mid-Atlantic Council to address overlapping fisheries; and promote flexibility to adjust the catch cap(s) in the future as more information becomes available.