Fishery Management Plan for Coral and Coral Reefs in the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic. Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision Texas Document type Miscellaneous Date 1982 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Policy/planning Fishing authorization Fishing gear/fishing method Bycatch Non-commercial fishing Authorization/permit Management/conservation Protection of habitats Ecosystem preservation Endangered species Coral Marine protected areas Protection of species Protected area Aquatic animals Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Fishery Management Plan of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council concerns coral habitat and coral species (400 species identified) in fishery conservation zone (FCZ) in the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic. The fishery for coral and coral reefs as addressed in this Plan is located In the Gulf of Mexico and the waters of the Atlantic Ocean from the Texas-Mexico border through North Carolina. The Council has authority to regulate fisheries in federal waters under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Full text English Website gulfcouncil.org References - Legislation Amended by Amendment No. 8 to the Fishery Management Plan for Coral and Coral Reefs in of the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic. Legislation | United States of America | 2013 Keyword: Policy/planning, Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Coral, Crustaceans, Aquatic animals, Management/conservation, Protection of habitats, Ecosystem preservation, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amendment No. 5 to the Fishery Management Plan for Coral and Coral Reefs in of the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic. Legislation | United States of America | 1998 Keyword: Policy/planning, Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Coral, Aquatic animals, Management/conservation, Protection of habitats, Ecosystem preservation, Marine mammals, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amendment No. 1 to the Fishery Management Plan for Coral and Coral Reefs in of the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic. Legislation | United States of America | 1990 Keyword: Aquaculture, Mariculture, Policy/planning, Data collection/reporting, Monitoring, Artisanal fishing, Non-commercial fishing, Management/conservation, Coral, Total allowable catch, Protection of species, Aquatic plants, Aquatic animals Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amendment No. 2 to the Fishery Management Plan for Coral and Coral Reefs in the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic. Legislation | United States of America | 1994 Keyword: Policy/planning, Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Coral, Mariculture, Aquatic animals, Management/conservation, Protection of habitats, Ecosystem preservation, Marine mammals, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amendment No. 3 to the Fishery Management Plan for Coral and Coral Reefs in of the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic. Legislation | United States of America | 1995 Keyword: Policy/planning, Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Coral, Aquatic animals, Management/conservation, Protection of habitats, Ecosystem preservation, Marine mammals, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX