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Final Report An Assessment Of Sea Scallop Abundance And Distribution In The Georges Bank Access Areas And Surrounds, Sally Roman, David Rudders
Final Report An Assessment Of Sea Scallop Abundance And Distribution In The Georges Bank Access Areas And Surrounds, Sally Roman, David Rudders
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For the sea scallop, Placopecten magellanicus, the concepts of space and time have emerged as the basis of an effective management tool. The strategy of rotational area management has aided in the sustainability of the resource. Since 2003 with the adoption of Amendment 10 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP), rotational area management has provided a mechanism to protect juvenile scallops from fishing mortality by closing areas based on scallop abundance and observed length distributions. Approximately half of the sea scallop industry’s current annual landings are attributed to areas under this rotational harvest strategy. While this represents a management success, …
Western North Atlantic Shark-Fishery Management Problems And Informational Requirements, Thomas B. Hoff, John A. Musick
Western North Atlantic Shark-Fishery Management Problems And Informational Requirements, Thomas B. Hoff, John A. Musick
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The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) has primary responsibility for the development ofihe Western North Atlantic Shark Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Currently, there is a consensus among the five East Coast Councils that an FMP for sharks should be prepared. The current concerns focus on many of the same issues that were germane a decade ago when a shark FMP was initiated and then halted mainly because of inadequate information. These issues include 1) an expanded, nondiscriminant, commercial longline fishery ; (2) an existing and rapidly expanding recreational fishery; (3) concern for the extensive waste which occurs from both recreational …