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Amendment No. 1 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Stone Crab Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic.

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Texas
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
1981
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Policy/planning Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Fishing authorization Marine fishes Crustaceans Fishing gear/fishing method Dispute settlement Data collection/reporting Aquatic animals Authorization/permit
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Amendment to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for stone crab fishery in the U.S. Fishery Conservation Zone (FCZ) of the Gulf of Mexico under the jurisdiction of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council principally specifies a procedure for modifying the zoned area to resolve the gear conflict. The Amendment: (1) provides a procedure for amending the regulations setting the terms and conditions of the "line of separation" (regulatory amendment process to adjust the separation of inshore and offshore waters for fishery purposes); (2) modifies the reporting requirements of the FMP to specify that mandatory reporting shall be required only of those participants in the fishery who are randomly selected to report, rather than by all participants in the fishery and to modify regulations to permit shoreside enforcement of reporting requirements rather than at-sea enforcement; (3) deletes the exception for live bait shrimping which will be managed under the provisions of the shrimp plan; (4) makes such editorial changes to the FMP and regulations to accomplish the above changes, to update and analyze the statistical information on stock assessment in the FMP, and to correct other editorial deficiencies.

Full text
English
Website
gulfcouncil.org

References - Legislation

Amends

Fishery Management Plan for the Stone Crab Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic.

Legislation | United States of America | 1979

Keyword: Policy/planning, Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Fishing authorization, Marine fishes, Crustaceans, Fishing gear/fishing method, Landing, Seasons, Protected fishing area, Total allowable catch, Aquatic animals, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX