Environmental Assessment on the Implementation of the Reasonable and Prudent Alternative on the Issuance of the Marine Mammal Permit Under Section 101(a)(5)(E) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act for the California/Oregon Drift Gillnet Fishery

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Environmental Assessment on the Implementation of the Reasonable and Prudent Alternative on the Issuance of the Marine Mammal Permit Under Section 101(a)(5)(E) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act for the California/Oregon Drift Gillnet Fishery

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2001

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Corporate Authors:

United States. National Marine Fisheries Service ; Protected Resources Program (U.S.)
NOAA Program & Office:

NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; OPR (Office of Protected Resources) ; NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act)
Description:

In the 1994 amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), section 118 established the immediate goal that the incidental mortality or serious injury of marine mammals occurring in the course of commercial fishing operations be reduced to insignificant levels approaching a zero mortality rate goal (ZMRG) and serious injury rate within 7 years of enactment (i.e., April 30, 2001). The amendments established a three-part strategy to govern interactions between marine mammals and commercial fishing operations. These include the preparation of marine mammal stock assessment reports, a registration and marine mammal mortality monitoring program for certain commercial fisheries (Category I and II), and the preparation and implementation of take reduction plans (TRP). Section 118(f) of the MMPA requires that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) develop and implement TRPs designed to assist in the recovery, or prevent the depletion of, strategic marine mammal stock(s) which interact with Category I or II fisheries. A strategic stock is: (1) a marine mammal species that is listed as endangered or threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA); or (2) a marine mammal stock for which the human-caused mortality exceeds the potential biological removal (PBR) level; or (3) marine mammal stock which is declining and likely to become listed as a threatened species under the ESA. The PBR level is the maximum number of animals, not including natural mortalities, that may be annually removed from a marine mammal stock while allowing.
Keywords:

Commercial Vs. Recreational Use Drift Net Fishing Endangered Species Environmental Impact Analysis Fishery Resources Fish Stock Assessment Gillnetting Incidental Take Marine Mammals Mortality Commercial Vs. Recreational Use Drift Net Fishing Endangered Species Environmental Impact Analysis Fishery Resources Fish Stock Assessment Incidental Take Marine Mammals
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pdf
Document Type:

Environmental Assessment
Place as Subject:

California ; Oregon
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Public Domain
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Submitted
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