Amendment 7, Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the American Samoa archipelago : Discontinue rebuilding plan for American Samoa bottomfish and implement annual catch limits and accountability measures for fishing years 2024 to 2026, including environmental assessment and regulatory impact review

Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (U.S.); United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Pacific Islands Region.

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Amendment 7, Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the American Samoa archipelago : Discontinue rebuilding plan for American Samoa bottomfish and implement annual catch limits and accountability measures for fishing years 2024 to 2026, including environmental assessment and regulatory impact review

2024

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Amendment 7 to the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the American Samoa Archipelago; Discontinue Rebuilding Plan for American Samoa Bottomfish and Implement Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures for Fishing Years 2024 to 2026 Including Environmental Assessment and Regulatory Impact Review
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Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (U.S.) ; United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Pacific Islands Region.
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NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) ; NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; PIR (Pacific Island Region) ; CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
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The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) approves Amendment 7 to the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the American Samoa Archipelago (FEP) as recommended by the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council). Amendment 7 discontinues the rebuilding plan for the American Samoa bottomfish stock complex, which NMFS determined to be not overfished or experiencing overfishing in September 2023. With this FEP Amendment, NMFS will also implement new annual catch limits (ACLs) and accountability measures (AMs) for the fishery pursuant to the rulemaking authority under Section 303(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).
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https://doi.org/10.25923/f515-2v39
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Environmental Assessment
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National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) ; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) ; Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP)
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