Environmental assessment and regulatory impact review for a rule to reduce sea turtle bycatch by the eastern Gulf of Mexico bottom longline component of the reef fish fishery

Branstetter, Steven; Crabtree, Roy E.; Farmer, Nicholas; Gerhart, Susan D.; Holiman, Stephen G.; Hood, Peter; Jepson, Michael, (Anthropologist); Keys, David; Lee, Jennifer; Meyer, Cynthia A.; Perruso, Lawrence A.

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Environmental assessment and regulatory impact review for a rule to reduce sea turtle bycatch by the eastern Gulf of Mexico bottom longline component of the reef fish fishery

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2009
By Branstetter, Steven ; Crabtree, Roy E. ; Farmer, Nicholas ; ...

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Rule to reduce sea turtle bycatch by the eastern Gulf of Mexico bottom longline component of the reef fish fishery
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Branstetter, Steven ; Crabtree, Roy E. ; Farmer, Nicholas ; Gerhart, Susan D. ; Holiman, Stephen G. ; Hood, Peter ; Jepson, Michael, (Anthropologist) ; Keys, David ; Lee, Jennifer ; Meyer, Cynthia A. ; Perruso, Lawrence A.
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United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Southeast Region. ; United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration., Office of Program Planning and Integration.
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NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act)
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"The intent of this action is to balance the continued operation of the bottom longline component of the reef fish fishery in the eastern Gulf of Mexico while maintaining adequately protective measures for sea turtles. The rulemaking is needed until long-term measures can be implemented. The rule would prohibit the use of bottom longlines to fish for reef fish inshore of a line approximating the 35-fathom contour in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and would restrict the number of hooks that can be fished on any longlines in the eastern Gulf of Mexico:--Cover letter summary.
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Bycatches (Fisheries) Conservation Endangered Species Environmental Impact Analysis Environmental Impact Statements Environmental Policy Fishery Law And Legislation Fishery Management Fishery Policy Government Policy Law And Legislation Longlining (Fisheries) Management Sea Turtles Endangered Species Environmental Impact Analysis Environmental Impact Statements Environmental Policy Fishery Law And Legislation Fishery Management Fishery Policy Government Policy Law And Legislation Sea Turtles
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Mexico, Gulf of ; United States
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