Framework Adjustment 9 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan

Overview

ID #

13245976

Document Type

Environmental Assessment

NOAA Office

National Marine Fisheries Service - Greater Atlantic Region

Document Status

Complete

Last Updated

06/28/2019

Summary

Framework 9 would revise existing management measures to further increase monkfish landings, operational flexibility, and economic efficiency and better achieve optimum yield in the fishery. Specifically, this action would allow Northeast multispecies sector vessels to declare a groundfish days-at-sea after leaving the dock, eliminate monkfish possession limits for certain vessels, and allow vessels to use smaller mesh gillnets to target dogfish while targeting monkfish in the Southern Fishery Management Area. This action is not expected to result in significant impacts. Neutral to positive impacts are expected for the biological and socio-economic environments. Some negative impacts to protected resources and habitat may result.