i
Scoping Summary Report : Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement of the Proposed Aquaculture Management Program in Federal Waters of the Pacific Islands Region
-
2017
[PDF-3.33 MB]
Details:
-
Corporate Authors:
-
NOAA Program & Office:
-
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:
-
Document Type:
-
Place as Subject:
-
Name as Subject:United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ; United States. National Marine Fisheries Service ; United States. Endangered Species Act of 1973 ; Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (United States) ; United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ; ... More +
-
Rights Information:Public Domain
-
Compliance:Submitted
-
Main Document Checksum:
-
Download URL:
-
File Type:
