Fishery Management Plan for the Golden Crab Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (1995). Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision Florida Document type Miscellaneous Date 1995 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Policy/planning Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Crustaceans Fishing authorization Aquatic animals Authorization/permit Management/conservation Protection of habitats Ecosystem preservation Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Fishery Management Plan for the Golden Crab Fishery of the South Atlantic Region sets up a management program for the golden crab fishery in the South Atlantic EEZ. It, among other things: establishes a limited entry system and divides the fishery into three zones; requires escape gaps with degradable panels in crab traps; prohibites sale of female crabs and limited retention of female crabs to 0.5 percent by number; requires that crabs be landed whole. The Plan is based on the premises that a traditional management approch to would adress the biological problems but not sufficiently the social and economic one of the golden crab fishery. Full text English Website safmc.net