Pacific Coast Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the U.S. Portion of the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem. Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision California Document type Miscellaneous Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Policy/planning Marine fisheries Inland fisheries Fishery management and conservation Fishing authorization Climate change Marine fishes Diadromous fish Migratory species Cartilaginous fishes Landing Bycatch Foreign fishing Fishing gear/fishing method Data collection/reporting Monitoring Artisanal fishing Non-commercial fishing Traditional rights/customary rights Indigenous peoples Aquatic animals Authorization/permit Ecosystem preservation Management/conservation Protection of habitats Marine mammals Endangered species Protection of species Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) of the Pacific Fishery Management Council is intended to enhance the Council’s species-specific management programs with more ecosystem science, broader ecosystem considerations, and management policies that coordinate Council management across its Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) and the California Current Ecosystem (CCE). The CCE includes waters offshore of Canada’s province of British Columbia, the U.S. states of Washington, Oregon, and California and Mexico’s states of Baja California and Baja California Sur. Ecosystem-based fishery management within the Council process is expressed in the following needs: 1) improve management decisions and the administrative process by providing biophysical and socio-economic information on CCE climate conditions, climate change, habitat conditions and ecosystem interactions; 2) provide adequate buffers against the uncertainties of environmental and human-induced impacts to the marine environment by developing safeguards in fisheries management measures; 3) develop new and inform existing fishery management measures that take into account the ecosystem effects of those measures on CCE species and habitat, and that take into account the effects of the CCE on fishery management; 4) coordinate information across FMPs for decision-making within the Council process and for consultations with other regional, national, or international entities on actions affecting the CCE or FMP species; 5) identify and prioritize research needs and provide recommendations to address gaps in ecosystem knowledge and FMP policies, particularly with respect to the cumulative effects of fisheries management on marine ecosystems and fishing communities. Full text English Website www.pcouncil.org