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Environmental Assessment/Regulatory Impact Review/ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis/MSA Analysis for a Proposed Amendment 32 to the Pacific Groundfish Fishery Management Plan for Non-Trawl Sector Area Management Measures
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2023
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Description:This environmental analysis and proposed measures were developed to provide fishery access to areas that are currently closed to groundfish fishing inside the Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Area (NT_ RCA) and the East and West Cowcod Conservation Areas (CCAs). The proposed actions would increase the overall potential economic value of the groundfish fishery and help diversify fishing strategies when there are restrictive opportunities in other groundfish and non-groundfish fisheries. These actions would also provide a more stable, year-round fishing opportunity, expand opportunities to supply seafood, and increase potential financial benefit to fishermen, communities, and the infrastructures they support. The proposed actions include modifying the existing NT_RCA boundaries, relaxing restrictions on gear regulations inside the NT_RCA, removal of the CCAs, the development of new closed areas that may restrict some fishing activity, and the development of a block area closure tool for preseason or inseason bycatch management.
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Rights Information:CC0 Public Domain
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