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Red Snapper Quotas for 2015-2017+ : framework action to the fishery management plan for the reef fish resources of the Gulf of Mexico including environmental assessment, regulatory impact review, and regulatory flexibility act analysis
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Alternative Title:Environmental assessment for a framework action to set red snapper quotas for the Gulf of Mexico reef fish fishery RIN 0648-BE91;2015 Red Snapper Framework Action;
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Description:"The subject environmental assessment (EA) analyzed the effects of a range of alternatives identified in the framework action to the Gulf of Mexico reef fish resources fishery management plan to modify the quotas for the harvest of red snapper. The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council has submitted the subject framework action to NOAA Fisheries for agency review under procedures of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. An update stock assessment was reviewed by the Scientific and Statistical Committee, which determined the allowable biological catch (ABC) could be increased. Management measures considered in this EA would adjust the red snapper ABC from 11.0 million pounds (mp) whole weight to those indicated in the table. The table provides the quotas, ABCs, and annual catch targets (ACT) in mp whole weight. The commercial and recreational sector quotas would be based on the current 51 percent commercial and 49 percent recreational allocation. The recreational ACT is set 20 percent below the recreational quota, based on a rule effective in April 2015 [table inset in cover letter summary]. The environmental assessment analyzes the impacts of the proposed actions. By itself, this framework action is not controversial because the quota will be increased. The ABC is sufficiently less than the overfishing limit such that the probability of overfishing is minimal"--Cover letter summary.
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Rights Information:Public Domain
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