Specifications and management measures for: Atlantic mackerel (2015, including river herring and shad cap), illex squid (2015-2017), butterfish (2015-2017), and longfin squid (2015-2017) : environmental assessment

Didden, Jason; Bullard, John K. (John Kilburn)

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Specifications and management measures for: Atlantic mackerel (2015, including river herring and shad cap), illex squid (2015-2017), butterfish (2015-2017), and longfin squid (2015-2017) : environmental assessment

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2014
By Didden, Jason ; Bullard, John K. (John Kilburn)

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Alternative Title:

Environmental assessment (EA) for 2015-2017 specifications and management measures for the Atlantic mackerel, squid, and butterfish fishery management plan
Personal Author:

Didden, Jason ; Bullard, John K. (John Kilburn)
Corporate Authors:

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (U.S.) ; New England Fishery Management Council ; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (U.S.) ; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ; United States, Department of State, ; Coastal Zone Management Program (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,
NOAA Program & Office:

NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) ; NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service)
Description:

"This action sets the specifications for the 2015 fishing year for mackerel, and 2015 through 2017 fishing years for butterfish, Illex and longfin squid, as well as other management measures for the species managed under the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan, as recommended by the Council. This action would: Renew status quo quotas for longfin and Illex squids for an additional three years; Reduce the Atlantic mackerel catch by 38 percent to 20,872 metric tons for 2015; Increase the butterfish catch from 3,200 mt to 22,530 mt in 2015, 21,042 mt in 2016, and 20,652 mt in 2017; Simplify the controls on butterfish daily trip limits through a change to the three-phase butterfish monitoring program; and Reduce the cap on river herring and shad catch in the mackerel fishery from 236 mt to 89 mt, but allow an increase from 89 mt to 155 mt if the mackerel fishery catches more than 10,000 mt of mackerel"--Cover letter summary.
Keywords:

Atlantic Mackerel Catch Effort Environmental Impact Analysis Environmental Impact Statements Environmental Policy Fisheries Fishery Management Fishery Policy Government Policy Illex Fisheries Management Squid Fisheries Stromateidae Sustainable Fisheries Atlantic Mackerel Catch Effort Environmental Impact Analysis Environmental Impact Statements Environmental Policy Fishery Management Fishery Policy Government Policy Illex Fisheries Squid Fisheries Sustainable Fisheries
Format:

pdf
Document Type:

Environmental Assessment
Place as Subject:

United States ; Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
Rights Information:

Public Domain
Compliance:

Submitted
Main Document Checksum:

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https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/12803/noaa_12803_DS1.pdf
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