Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan.

Subject

Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems

Keyword

Policy/planning Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Fishing authorization Climate change Marine fishes Diadromous fish Migratory species Foreign fishing Enforcement/compliance Landing Bycatch Total allowable catch Fishing gear/fishing method Data collection/reporting Monitoring Management/conservation Protection of habitats Ecosystem preservation Marine mammals

Geographical area

Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic

Abstract

This FMP of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (established by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act in 1976 to manage fisheries in the 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone) concerns sustainbale management and conservation of coastal pelagic species (CPS). It's objectives are to: promote efficiency and profitability in the fishery, including stability of catch; achieve Optimum Yield (OY); encourage cooperative international and interstate management of CPS; accommodate existing fishery segments; avoid discard; provide adequate forage for dependent species; prevent overfishing; acquire biological information and develop long-term research program; foster effective monitoring and enforcement; use resources spent on management of cps efficiently; minimize gear conflicts. The FM is divided into 5 Chapters: Introduction (1); Framework Management (2); Limited Entry (3); Optimum Yield, Maximum Sustainable Yield, Acceptable Biological Catch, Harvest Control Rules, and Overfishing Definitions for the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery (4); Bycatch, Incidental Catch, and Allocation (5).

Full text

English

Website

www.pcouncil.org

References - Legislation

Implements

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (revised edition).

Legislation | United States of America | 1976

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Basic legislation, Fishery management and conservation, Foreign fishing, Access right, Enforcement/compliance, Total allowable catch, Policy/planning, Institution, Offences/penalties, Fishing authorization, High seas, Cartilaginous fishes, Indigenous peoples, Maritime zone, Territorial sea, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Sovereignty, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX