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2012 spiny dogfish specifications, environmental assessment, and regulatory impact review
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Description:"This action would specify the annual catch and possession limits for the spiny dogfish fishery for the 2012 fishing year, reflecting updated scientific information on the status of the stock. The commercial quota would be specified at 35.694 million lb. a 78-percent increase from 2011. The possession limit would remain at the status quo level of 3,000 Ib per trip, reducing the likelihood of fishery closures in 2012. The action is expected to have neutral impacts on target, non-target, and protected species, and habitat relative to no action, because it would not likely change the distribution or magnitude of total fishing effort in fisheries that catch spiny dogfish. However, positive economic and social impacts are expected, given that the increased quota will maximize the opportunities to land dogfish that would otherwise have to be discarded, increasing potential fishing revenues"--Cover letter; Portfolio comprised of two related PDF documents digitized and organized by: NOAA Office of Program Planning and Integration (PPI) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) staff.
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