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Small-mesh multispecies fishing year 2015-2017 specifications : environmental assessment, regulatory impact review and initial regulatory flexibility analysis
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2015
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Alternative Title:Small-mesh multispecies specifications for fishing years 2015-2017, environmental assessment (RIN 0648- BE87);2015-2016 specifications document, small-mesh multispecies, January 2015;
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Corporate Authors:New England Fishery Management Council ; United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, ; 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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Description:"The purpose of this action is to set the specifications for the 2015-2017 fishing years, based on the New England Fishery Management Council's recommendation. In 2012 and 2013, northern red hake catch rates exceeded the acceptable biological catch (ABC). Northern red hake was also determined to be experiencing overfishing. To reduce the risk of continued overfishing of northern red hake and constrain catch within the proposed catch limits, this action also proposes the Council's recommended measures to adjust the northern red hake possession limits and possession limit reduction triggers. When the specifications were being developed, the Whiting Plan Development Team identified an error in the previous set of specifications (i.e., fishing years 2012-2014.) The northern red hake post-season accountability measure was triggered for fishing year 2014 using the incorrect catch and landings limits. This action would correct the accountability measure based on this information. In addition, when developing the rulemaking for this action, we determined that the regulations establishing the specifications process in Amendment 19 do not fully comply with the Council's intent. We intend to correct this oversight by including possession limits and modifications to the in-season accountability measure trigger as measures that can be modified in a specifications package"--Cover letter summary.
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