Influencing Fisheries Management Plans
EXPLORE FURTHER: Red Snapper ManagementBlacknose Shark Management Smalltooth Sawfish Management Bottlenose Dolphin Regulations New Sea Turtle Regulations Loggerhead Turtle Reclassification Artificial Reef Placement Offshore Aquaculture Fisheries Ecosystem Plan In 2008, a Habitat Area of Particular Concern (HAPC) was developed to protect important deepwater coral. The SSA’s negotiations with the South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council (SAFMC), NMFS and other interest groups […]
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Shrimp Industry Meets Bycatch Reduction Goals Two Years Early
Tarpon Springs, FL—Scientists announced at the National Oceans and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Southeast Bycatch Workshop that reductions in the U.S. shrimp industry bycatch mortality rate have surpassed the ambitious goals set in the most recent Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) red snapper stock assessment. The SEDAR report, which sets forth proposals to manage the overfished red snapper stock, called […]
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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council to Meet about Red Snapper Management Plan
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will be considering and selecting management measures to rebuild the red snapper stock Monday, March 20 through Thursday, March 23 at the Radisson Admiral Semmes in Mobile, Alabama. Red snapper are overfished and overfishing continues. “Overfished,” is a technical management term meaning that the stock lacks the sufficient number of fish required to […]