To advance our efforts to implement Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management, NOAA Fisheries developed Implementation Plans that identify priority actions and milestones for the next five years.
Implementation Plans by Region
Fishery Ecosystem Plans
Regional fishery management councils develop fishery ecosystem plans as a metric to help fishery managers determine whether management effectively incorporates core ecosystem principles. Fishery ecosystem plans:
- Provide a clear description and understanding of the fundamental physical, biological, and human/institutional context of ecosystems within which fisheries are managed.
- Direct how that information should be used in the context of fishery management plans.
- Set policies that guide development and implementation of fishery management options.
The following regional fishery management councils have developed fishery ecosystem plans:
North Pacific Fishery Management Council
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council
Pacific Fishery Management Council
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
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Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management
Scientists sample for pollock. Credit: NOAA Fisheries
NOAA Administrator, Dr. Richard Spinrad, Dick Jones of Blue Ocean Mariculture, and NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator, Janet Coit, at Seafood Expo North America in March 2022. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.
Big fin squid. Credit: NOAA
King salmon spawning in a Pacific Northwest river. Credit: randimal