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Final Amendment 32 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region: Including Environmental Assessment, Fishery Impact Statement, Regulatory Impact Review, and Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
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2022
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Alternative Title:Modifications to the Gulf of Mexico Migratory Group Cobia Catch Limits, Possession Limits, Size Limits, and Framework Procedure
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Description:The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act requires that a fishery impact statement (FIS) be prepared for all amendments to fishery management plans. The FIS contains: 1) an assessment of the likely biological/conservation, economic, and social effects of the conservation and management measures on fishery participants and their communities; 2) an assessment of any effects on participants in the fisheries conducted in adjacent areas under the authority of another Fishery Management Council; and 3) the safety of human life at sea. Chapter 4 includes a detailed discussion of the expected effects for all considered alternatives. The FIS provides a summary of these effects. Amendment 32 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Coastal Migratory Pelagic (CMP) Resources in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region (CMP FMP) consists of seven management actions jointly developed by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Gulf Council) and South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (South Atlantic Council). SEDAR 28 update (2020) determined Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) migratory group cobia (Gulf Group Cobia) to be undergoing overfishing, but not overfished. The first four actions address the results from the stock assessment and would modify catch limits for the Gulf Group Cobia stock as well as its zones [i.e., Gulf and Florida East Coast (FLEC) Zones]. The fifth action would modify the per-person possession limits and set recreational vessel and commercial trip limits for each Zone. The sixth action would increase the minimum size limit for the FLEC zone. Lastly, the seventh action is an administrative change to the CMP framework procedure.
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