Public Comment Requested: Gear Considerations in Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries

Public Comment Requested on Scoping Document for Gear Considerations in Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries

NOAA Fisheries requests public comment on a scoping document outlining potential changes to Atlantic highly migratory species fishing gear requirements. NOAA Fisheries encourages anyone affected or otherwise interested in the general management of highly migratory species to participate in scoping meetings and provide comments for gear considerations. Times and dates of scoping meetings are listed below.

Fishing Gear Considerations

Management measures implemented since 1999 have helped achieve fishery management and conservation goals. These fishing gear-specific measures may have also had unanticipated consequences given the many changes in species distributions, fishing gears, fishing techniques, market conditions, and fishing interests that have occurred over that time. To evaluate the impacts of these changes we intend to reexamine some gear-specific management measures to see if they are still meeting applicable goals.

Scoping Document

The management measures presented in the scoping document should not be considered an exhaustive list – they are intended to facilitate discussion. Specific suggestions on these or other options are welcome. Comments received will help determine the options considered in a future rulemaking.

Comment Period Open Until July 31, 2024

Submit comments on the Federal eRulemaking Portal.

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