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Am17 to the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog FMP

Overview

ID #

13245809

Document Type

Environmental Assessment

NOAA Office

National Marine Fisheries Service - Greater Atlantic Region

Document Status

Complete

Last Updated

06/28/2019

Summary

This action would: 1) Add cost recovery provisions for the Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) component of the fishery; 2) revise the mechanism for updating the biological reference points in the Fishery Management Plan; and 3) remove the plan's optimum yield range. The action is administrative and would have no impact on protected species.