Modifications to the Spiny Lobster Gear Requirements and Cooperative Management Procedures: Final Amendment 13 to the Fishery Management Plan for Spiny Lobster in the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic; Including Environmental Assessment, Fishery Impact Statement, Regulatory Impact Review, and Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis

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Modifications to the Spiny Lobster Gear Requirements and Cooperative Management Procedures: Final Amendment 13 to the Fishery Management Plan for Spiny Lobster in the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic; Including Environmental Assessment, Fishery Impact Statement, Regulatory Impact Review, and Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis

2018

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Final Amendment 13 to the Fishery Management Plan for Spiny Lobster in the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic; Including Environmental Assessment, Fishery Impact Statement, Regulatory Impact Review, and Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis
Corporate Authors:

United States. National Marine Fisheries Service ; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (U.S.) ; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
NOAA Program & Office:

NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; SER (Southeast Region) ; NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act)
Description:

Amendment 13 to the Fishery Management Plan for Spiny Lobster in the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic (Spiny Lobster FMP) consists of three management actions developed jointly by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council and the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Councils). The first action requires persons using bully net gear in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off Florida to have a Florida state bully net permit, and comply with state marking requirements and gear prohibitions. The second action establishes daily vessel harvest and possession limits in the EEZ off Florida for commercial harvest of spiny lobster by bully net and diving, consistent with the limits in state waters. Diving limits are only applicable to the waters off Broward, Dade, Monroe, Collier, and Lee counties. Aligning federal regulations applicable in the EEZ off Florida with these Florida regulations is expected to streamline management and reduce potential confusion for law enforcement and anglers. The third action establishes an enhanced cooperative management procedure to allow Florida to request changes to federal spiny lobster regulations applicable to the EEZ off Florida and combines that procedure with the existing protocol as specified in Amendment 10 to the Spiny Lobster FMP. The establishment of the cooperative management procedure could allow for faster implementation of consistent regulations for Florida state waters and the EEZ off Florida. Actions proposed in this amendment are not expected to result in significant impacts on fishery participants.
Keywords:

Environmental Impact Analysis Fishery Management Permit Fishing Spiny Lobsters Environmental Impact Analysis Fishery Management Permit Fishing Spiny Lobsters
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pdf
Document Type:

Environmental Assessment
Funding:

Award No. NA15NMF4410011
Place as Subject:

Florida ; Mexico, Gulf of ; Atlantic Coast (South Atlantic States)
Rights Information:

Public Domain
Compliance:

Submitted
Main Document Checksum:

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