Regulatory Amendment 20 to the fishery management plan for the snapper-grouper fishery of the south Atlantic region : rebuilding strategy, annual catch limits, and management measures for snowy grouper

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• Alternative Title:
  Regulatory Amendment 20 to the fishery management plan for the snapper-grouper fishery of the south Atlantic region (Regulatory Amendment 20) with environmental assessment (RIN: 0648-BE30) ; South Atlantic Snapper Grouper, Regulatory Amendment 20
• Personal Author:
  Brouwer, Myra ; Crabtree, Roy E. ; Cheuvront, Brian ; Errigo, Mike ; Carmichael, John ; Herndon, Andrew ; Package, Christina ; Lamberte, Tony ; Larkin, Mike ; MacLauchlin, Kari ; McGovern, Jack ; Mehta, Nikhil ; Sandorf, Scott ; Smit-Brunello, Monica ; Waugh, Gregg
• Corporate Authors:
  North Carolina Coastal Management Program ; South Carolina Coastal Zone Management Office ; Georgia Coastal Management Program ; Florida Coastal Management Program ; Florida, Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, ; Georgia, Department of Natural Resources, ; South Carolina, Department of Natural Resources, ; North Carolina, Division of Marine Fisheries, ; Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission ; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council ; N.C. Sea Grant College Program ; South Carolina Sea Grant Program ; Georgia Sea Grant Program ; Florida Sea Grant College ; Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries Development Foundation ; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (U.S.) ; Southeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) ; United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Southeast Region, ; 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) ; SER (Southeast Region) ; OPR (Office of Protected Resources)
• Description:
  "The Environmental Assessment associated with Regulatory Amendment 20 analyzed the effects of a range of alternatives that update the snowy grouper annual catch limits based on the acceptable biological catch recommended by the Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee, and results of a 2012 stock assessment. Regulatory Amendment 20 also revises management measures (trip limits and fishing seasons) for snowy grouper. At their September 2014 meeting, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council approved Regulatory Amendment 20 for review by the Secretary of Commerce. The need for the amendment is to prevent overfishing and continue rebuilding the snowy grouper stock while minimizing, to the extent practicable, adverse social and economic effects"--Cover letter summary.
• Keywords:
  Catch Effort Conservation Economic Zones (Law Of The Sea) Environmental Impact Analysis Environmental Impact Statements Environmental Policy Epinephelus Fisheries Fishery Policy Government Policy Grouper Fisheries Management Sustainable Fisheries Catch Effort Economic Zones (Law Of The Sea) Environmental Impact Analysis Environmental Impact Statements Environmental Policy Fishery Policy Government Policy Grouper Fisheries Sustainable Fisheries

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• Format:
  pdf
• Document Type:
  Environmental Assessment
• Place as Subject:
  United States ; Atlantic Ocean ; Atlantic Coast (South Atlantic States)
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b8eaea51d20ada5ebbf4de0a13e747da6286ca2b5641e2f96a164d0d455566bb5fada36a4d4464e3e81ac997be70b2755e9a93bb3ecf2a298dd42820589fd3c8
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/12876/noaa_12876_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 7.09 MB ]