Final Amendment 1 to the Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan Essential Fish Habitat, Including: a final Environmental Impact Statement

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• Alternative Title:
  Final Amendment 1 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan, Essential Fish Habitat
• Corporate Authors:
  United States. Office of Sustainable Fisheries. Highly Migratory Species Division
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; OSF (Office of Sustainable Fisheries) ; NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act)
• Description:
  The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is amending the Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan based on a review of Atlantic HMS EFH. The purpose of the amendment is to update existing HMS EFH, designate a HAPC for bluefin tuna in the Gulf of Mexico and analyze fishing impacts on EFH consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) and other relevant Federal laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
• Keywords:
  Environmental Impact Analysis Fishery Management Government Policy International Cooperation Marine Resources Conservation Migratory Fishes Environmental Impact Analysis Fishery Management Government Policy International Cooperation Marine Resources Conservation Migratory Fishes

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• Format:
  pdf
• Publisher:
  NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service ; NOAA Office of Sustainable Fisheries
• Document Type:
  Program & Policy Document
• Place as Subject:
  Atlantic Ocean ; United States
• License:
  https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
• Rights Information:
  CC0 Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1da968918afe663b1503514866f247faf7519e972c683e7f5ba91ef592d0c8f7042e2b34aad2d86fc65b382e30ffa1133fe436b3d9a08ee7c5177ba44ed364d9
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/66210/noaa_66210_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 76.75 MB ]