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Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the Pacific Remote Island Areas.

Country/Territory
United States of America
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2009
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Policy/planning Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Fishing authorization Climate change Marine fishes Crustaceans Diadromous fish Cartilaginous fishes Landing Bycatch Total allowable catch Fishing gear/fishing method Data collection/reporting Monitoring Artisanal fishing Stock enhancement/repopulation Non-commercial fishing Traditional rights/customary rights Community management Indigenous peoples Aquatic animals Authorization/permit Management/conservation Protection of habitats Ecosystem preservation Marine mammals Coral
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP), developed by the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council as an FMP in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), concerns ecosystem approaches to fishery management in the Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA) of Baker, Jarvis, Wake and Howland Islands, Kingman Reef, and Johnston and Palmyra Atolls. This FEP, in conjunction with the Council's American Samoa Archipelago, Hawaii Archipelago, Mariana Archipelago and Pacific Pelagic FEPs, replaces the Council's existing Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish, Coral Reef Ecosystems, Crustaceans, Precious Corals and Pelagic Fishery Management Plans. It reorganizes their associated regulations into a place-based structure aligned with all FEPs of the Council. This FEP does not establish any new fishery management regulations at this time but rather consolidates existing fishery regulations for demersal species. It identifies topics in ecosystem approaches to management and identifies ten overarching objectives to guide the Council in further implementing ecosystem approaches to management. Community input and local knowledge into the management process approaches to management are incorporated in the management process. This FEP and actions taken under it shall be in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and other applicable laws and statutes.

Full text
English
Website
www.wpcouncil.org