Comprehensive annual catch limit (ACL) amendment for the U.S. Caribbean : amendment 6 to the reef fish fishery management plan of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands : amendment 5 to the fishery management plan for the spiny lobster fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands : amendment 3 to the fishery management plan for the queen conch resources of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands : amendment 3 to the fishery management plan for corals and reef associated plants and invertebrates of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

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• Alternative Title:
  Amendment 6 to the reef fish fishery management plan of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands ; Amendment 5 to the fishery management plan for the spiny lobster fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands ; Amendment 3 to the fishery management plan for the queen conch resources of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands ; Amendment 3 to the fishery management plan for corals and reef associated plants and invertebrates of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands ; 111026_FEIS_2011_Caribbean_ACL_AM_L.pdf
• Personal Author:
  Crabtree, Roy E. ; Schwaab, Eric C.
• Corporate Authors:
  Caribbean Fishery Management Council ; United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Southeast Region, ; United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration., Office of Program Planning and Integration,
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) ; NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; SER (Southeast Region)
• Description:
  "The 2011 Caribbean ACL Amendment to the Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) for the Reef Fish, Spiny Lobster, Queen Conch resources and Corals and Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates in the U.S. Caribbean is intended to bring those fisheries into compliance with the 2007 revisions to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). Actions analyzed in this Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) include alternatives to: 1) revise management reference points and overfished and overfishing status determination criteria; 2) implement annual catch limits (ACLs) and accountability measures (AMs) to prevent overfishing pursuant to MSA National Standard 1 Guidelines; 3) revise management measures for aquarium trade species and conch species within the Reef Fish, Corals and Reef and Associated Plants and Invertebrates and Queen Conch FMPs; 4) establish recreational bag limits for reef fish and spiny lobster species; 5) establish exclusive economic zone sub-boundaries for purposes of applying accountability measures (AMs); and 6) establish framework procedures to facilitate future modifications to National Standard 1 harvest parameters and management measures if needed"--Executive summary (page 21).
• Keywords:
  Catch Effort Coral Fisheries Environmental Impact Analysis Environmental Impact Statements Fisheries Fishery Management Fishery Policy Government Policy Lobster Fisheries Overfishing Queen Conch Fisheries Reef Fisheries Sustainable Fisheries Catch Effort Coral Fisheries Environmental Impact Analysis Environmental Impact Statements Fishery Management Fishery Policy Government Policy Lobster Fisheries Queen Conch Fisheries Reef Fisheries Sustainable Fisheries

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• Format:
  pdf
• Document Type:
  Environmental Assessment
• Place as Subject:
  United States ; Puerto Rico ; United States Virgin Islands ; Caribbean Sea
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9ad5270702a6518552fa1f13584429517987d837b8b706f42c730da5f08a1c3e5f884eaae6eacc08c4fb79c27f2dbb509fa1f1037a982496e0dcdb2752d2ed06
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/760/noaa_760_DS1.pdf
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