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Corporate Authors:
United States. National Marine Fisheries Service ; Pacific Islands Region
United States. National Marine Fisheries Service ; Pacific Islands Region Less -
NOAA Program & Office:
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; PIR (Pacific Island Region)
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; PIR (Pacific Island Region) Less -
Description:
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is responsible for implementing fisheries management programs recommended by the Fishery Management Councils (FMCs) under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). At the 146th Western Pacific FMC (Council) meeting in October 2009, the Council recommended the development of an omnibus amendment to each of the five Pacific Islands Region (PIR) Fishery Ecosystem Plans (FEPs) to address aquaculture management in the Pacific Islands Region. Additional recommendations detailing some of the proposed management measures were developed at the 147th, 148th, and 151st Council meetings. As a result of the recommendations and based on recent experience with applications for fish culture projects in Hawaii, NMFS PIR determined there is a need to develop an aquaculture management program in Federal waters of the Pacific Islands and has decided to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS). The PEIS will analyze potential environmental, social, and economic impacts associated with the proposed aquaculture management program. This program would support offshore aquaculture development by identifying appropriate management unit species (MUS) for aquaculture, reasonably foreseeable types of offshore aquaculture operations, and permitting and reporting requirements for conducting aquaculture activities in Federal waters.
Keywords:
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Aquaculture
Economic Impact Analysis
Environmental Impact Analysis
Environmental Impact Statements
Fishery Management
Marine Ecology
Reporters And Reporting
Watershed Management

Document Type:
Technical Report
Place as Subject:
Pacific Ocean ; Honolulu (Hawaii) ; Hawaiian Islands
Pacific Ocean ; Honolulu (Hawaii) ; Hawaiian Islands Less -
Rights Information:
Public Domain
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Submitted
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