Overview
ID #
43528.596
Document Type
Environmental Impact Statement
NOAA Office
National Marine Fisheries Service - West Coast Region
Document Status
Complete
Last Updated
03/04/2019
Point of Contact
Summary
The proposed action is to authorize a deep-set buoy gear (DSBG) gear-type targeting swordfish and other highly migratory species under the Fishery Management Plan for West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species (HMS FMP). DSBG would be identified as a legal commercial fishing gear in the HMS FMP and pursuant regulations. Management measures for the fishery could be established in the HMS FMP or in federal regulations under the HMS FMP’s management framework.
Milestones
- Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS (03/04/2019)
- Draft EIS (08/20/2021)
- DEIS Public Comment Period (08/20/2021 - 10/04/2021)
- Final EIS (03/03/2023)
- Record of Decision (05/08/2023)