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Aquaculture Fishery Management Plan for the Gulf of Mexico.

País/Territorio
Estados Unidos de América
Subdivisión territorial
Texas
Tipo de documento
Miscelanea
Fecha
2009
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Materia
Pesca, Especies silvestres y ecosistemas
Palabra clave
Acuicultura Marinocultura Política/planificación Peces cartilaginosos Recopilación de datos/informes Monitoreo Autorización/permiso Incremento del stock/repoblación Medicamentos Enfermedades de los peces Manejo y conservación pesquera Pueblos indígenas Sanidad animal Ordenación/conservación Protección del hábitat Conservación del ecosistema Mamíferos marinos Especies en peligro Coral Áreas marinas protegidas Protecíon de las especies Zona protegida Animales acuáticos
Área geográphica
Americas, Ártico, Pacífico Oriental, América del Norte, Atlántico Norte
Resumen

This Fishery Management Plan of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council concerns aquaculture in marine waters in the Gulf of Mexico. The Council has authority to regulate fisheries in federal waters, including aquaculture, under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The purpose of this FMP is to develop a regional permitting process for regulating and promoting environmentally sound and economically sustainable aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) exclusive economic zone (EEZ). It serves as the basis for evaluating the effects of issuing permits to Gulf aquaculture operations. Aquaculture in federal waters is considered “fishing” under the Magnuson-Stevens Act. Current Regulations authorize NOAA Fisheries Service to grant exempted fishing permits (EFPs) for aquaculture in federal waters, such permits are of limited duration and are not intended for the large-scale production of fish. As a result, commercial aquaculture in federal waters is not viable under the current permitting process. By establishing a regional permitting process for aquaculture, the Council will be able achieve their primary goal of increasing maximum sustainable yield (MSY) and optimum yield (OY) of federal fisheries in the Gulf by supplementing harvest of wild caught species with cultured product.

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Página web
gulfcouncil.org