Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 2

CE-BA 2 includes Amendment 7 to the FMP for Coral, Coral Reefs, and Live/Hardbottom Habitats of the South Atlantic Region (Coral FMP); Amendment 23 to the FMP for the Snapper- Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Snapper-Grouper FMP); Amendment 21 to the FMP for the Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources in the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico (Coastal Migratory Pelagics FMP); and Amendment 1 to the FMP for Pelagic Sargassum Habitat of the South Atlantic Region (Sargassum FMP).

Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 2 for the South Atlantic Region and Appendices A-L

FB11-108: NOAA Fisheries Service Publishes Final Rule to Implement the Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 2

Modify management of octocorals in the South Atlantic:

• Extend the South Atlantic Council's management unit for octocorals into the Gulf of Mexico Council's area of jurisdiction.
• Modify the ACL for octocorals in the South Atlantic.
• Modify management of SMZs off South Carolina.
• Modify sea turtle release gear requirements for the snapper grouper fishery.
• Amend the following FMPs to designate EFH and EFHHAPCs: Snapper Grouper FMP; Coral FMP; Sargassum FMP.

 

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