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Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Monkfish; Amendment 5

catch-limit · monkfish · Published 2011-05-25 · Effective 2011-05-25 · 76 FR 30265

Document

Document number
2011-12979
Federal Register citation
76 FR 30265
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
catch-limit
Species
monkfish
Publication date
2011-05-25
Effective date
2011-05-25
NOAA docket
Docket No. 090225241-1233-03

Abstract

This final rule implements measures that were approved in Amendment 5 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils (Councils) developed Amendment 5 to bring the FMP into compliance with the annual catch limit (ACL) and accountability measure (AM) requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson- Stevens Act). This rule establishes the mechanisms for specifying ACLs and AMs and sets the annual catch target (ACT) and associated measures for days-at-sea (DAS) and trip limits for the Southern Fishery Management Area (SFMA). NMFS disapproved the proposed ACT, and associated measures, for the Northern Fishery Management Area (NFMA) on the grounds that they are not consistent with the most recent scientific advice. This final rule implements three additional Amendment 5 management measures to promote efficiency and reduce waste, brings the biological and management reference points in the Monkfish FMP into compliance with recently revised National Standard 1 (NS1) Guidelines, and makes one correction to the monkfish weight conversion factors.

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