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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