Overview
ID #
13246129
Document Type
Environmental Impact Statement
NOAA Office
National Marine Fisheries Service - Greater Atlantic Region
Document Status
Complete
Last Updated
05/28/2021
Point of Contact
Summary
The Amendment 8 DEIS provides a range of alternatives to address the following issues:
-Establishing a long-term acceptable biological catch control rule that may explicitly account for herring’s role in the ecosystem and address the biological and ecological requirements of the stock; and
-Addressing localized depletion and user group conflict occurring when effort in the herring fishery overlaps, spatially and temporally, with effort in fisheries targeting predators of herring (e.g., tuna, groundfish) or ecotourism industries.
Milestones
- Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS (02/26/2015)
- Record of Decision (11/18/2019)