Framework adjustment 53 to the northeast multispecies fishery management plan

Ardini, Gregory; Bullard, John K. (John Kilburn); Bachman, Michelle; Caless, Daniel; Cardiasmenos, Timothy; Correia, Steven; Cournane, Jamie; Dean, Micah; Demarest, Chad K.; Feeney, Rachel Gallant; Heil, Sara; Henry, A. E. (Anna Esther); Hogan, Fiona; Murphy, Susan; Nitschke, Paul; Palmer, Danielle; Peros, Jonathon; Sherman, Sally; Ruccio, Michael P.; Whitmore, William D.

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Framework adjustment 53 to the northeast multispecies fishery management plan

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2015
By Ardini, Gregory ; Bullard, John K. (John Kilburn) ; Bachman, Michelle ; ...

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Environmental assessment (EA) for framework adjustment 53 to the northeast multispecies fishery management plan ; Framework adjustment 53
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Ardini, Gregory ; Bullard, John K. (John Kilburn) ; Bachman, Michelle ; Caless, Daniel ; Cardiasmenos, Timothy ; Correia, Steven ; Cournane, Jamie ; Dean, Micah ; Demarest, Chad K. ; Feeney, Rachel Gallant ; Heil, Sara ; Henry, A. E. (Anna Esther) ; Hogan, Fiona ; Murphy, Susan ; Nitschke, Paul ; Palmer, Danielle ; Peros, Jonathon ; Sherman, Sally ; Ruccio, Michael P. ; Whitmore, William D.
Corporate Authors:

New England Fishery Management Council ; Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (U.S.) ; United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Office of Protected Resources. ; United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration., Office of Program Planning and Integration,
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NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) ; NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service)
Description:

"This action is intended to be implemented for the 2015 fishing year, beginning on May 1, 2015. The action proposes to: set specifications for fishing years 2015-2017, including shared U.S./Canada quotas for transboundary Georges Bank stocks; modify seasonal area closures designed to protect Gulf of Maine (GOM) codspawning; prohibit possession of GOM cod for all recreational groundfish vessels; establish a mechanism to set default specifications in the event a management action is delayed; and modify the sector carryover provision in response to a recent court ruling"--Cover letter summary.
Keywords:

Catch Effort Codfish Conservation Environmental Impact Analysis Environmental Impact Statements Environmental Policy Fisheries Fishery Management Government Policy Groundfishes Management Marine Resources Conservation Spawning Catch Effort Environmental Impact Analysis Environmental Impact Statements Environmental Policy Fishery Management Government Policy Marine Resources Conservation
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Environmental Assessment
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United States ; Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
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