Environmental Impact Statement to Consider Management Measures for the Jonah Crab Fishery in the Exclusive Economic Zone based upon management measures specified in the INTERSTATE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR JONAH CRAB and ADDENDA I and II

We are preparing a draft environmental impact statement, analyzing measures approved by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission in the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Jonah Crab and its addenda, as well as other reasonable alternatives. The goal of the Jonah Crab Plan is “to promote conservation, reduce the possibility of recruitment failure, and allow the full utilization of the resource by the industry.” This document analyzes management measures that are common industry practice and have already been implemented by states.