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Amendment 17B to the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Waters: Yield, Threshold Permits, and Transit Permissions
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2017
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Alternative Title:Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Amendment 17B
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Description:The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) requires that a fishery impact statement (FIS) be prepared for all amendments to fishery management plans (FMP). The FIS contains an assessment of the likely biological, social, economic, and administrative effects of the conservation and management measures on fishery participants and their communities. It also considers participants in the fisheries conducted in adjacent areas under the authority of another regional fishery management council, and the safety of human life at sea.
Amendment 17B to the FMP for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf), U. S. Waters consists of five management actions developed by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council). The first action (Action 1) addresses the aggregate maximum sustainable yield (MSY) for shrimp in the Gulf. The second action (Action 2) addresses the aggregate optimum yield (OY) for shrimp in the Gulf. The third action (Action 3) addresses the minimum threshold number of permits for the federal commercial shrimp fishery in the Gulf. The fourth action (Action 4) addresses the Council’s response when the minimum threshold, set in Action 3, is met. The fifth action (Action 5) addresses a transit provision for non-federally permitted shrimp vessels through federal waters.
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