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OMNIBUS ACL / AM AMENDMENT

 

The Omnibus Amendment will specify mechanisms to set acceptable biological catch (ABC), annual catch limits (ACLs), and accountability measures (AMs) for all our fisheries except Loligo and Illex squid (species with a life cycle of 1 year or less are exempt), and monkfish (Amendment 5).

 

Relevant Documents

 

Proposed Rule  (The comment period on the proposed rule has closed and a final rule is pending)

 

Environmental Assessment 

 

Public Hearing Document  

 

ACL/AM Example (summer flounder)

 

Primer on Management Uncertainty

 

PowerPoint Presentation Slides

 

 

ACLs and the Reauthorized Magnuson-Stevens Act (NMFS website)

 

 

National Standard 1 Guidelines

 

 

Mid-Atlantic Council's ACL / AM Committee

 

 

Council Staff Contact (1-302-674-2331): 

 

     - Jessica Coakley (ext 252)

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Last Updated:  August 23, 2011