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Mobile Fishing Gear Effects on Benthic Habitats: A Bibliography
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2000
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Description:In 1996, the U.S. Congress amended the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 (renamed the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) with the Sustainable Fisheries Act (SFA), and set forth a number of new mandates including protection of essential fish habitat (EFH) and requirements to develop rebuilding plans for overfished stocks. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) subsequently defined EFH for a species as the combined area required to support a sustainable fishery and maintain the managed species’ contribution to a healthy ecosystem. In response to the SFA, the NMFS and the eight regional fishery management councils were required to amend their fishery management plans to identify and describe EFH for all federally managed fishery stocks. Furthermore, activities with potential adverse effects on EFH, including fishing, must be investigated and conservation measures implemented to minimize or eliminate any impacts.
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