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Amendment 6 to the Fishery Management Plan for West Coast Highly Migratory Species Fisheries: Authorization of Deep-set Buoy Gear, Final Environmental Impact Statement
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2023
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Description:The Proposed Action is to identify deep-set buoy gear (DSBG) as a legal commercial fishing gear under the Fishery Management Plan for West Coast Highly Migratory Species Fisheries and pursuant regulations. This would allow fishermen to obtain federal permits to fish for swordfish using DSBG in Federal waters offshore of California and Oregon. To the extent that DSBG is economically viable, the Proposed Action would assist in supporting a fleet of vessels with West Coast home ports that could increase the availability of locally-caught swordfish in the market. This Proposed Action is intended to support a healthy domestic fishery with economic benefits for fishing communities, processors, restaurants, and consumers. In addition to a no-action alternative, two action alternatives are considered, both of which are expected to have minimal impacts on non-target fish species and protected species in the Proposed Action Area. This Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is being prepared using the 1978 version of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Although CEQ promulgated new NEPA regulations in 2020, NEPA reviews initiated prior to the effective date of the 2020 regulations may be conducted using the 1978 version of the regulations. The effective date of the 2020 CEQ NEPA regulations was September 14, 2020. This review began on March 4, 2019, and the agency has decided to proceed under the 1978 regulations.
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Rights Information:CC0 Public Domain
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