Overview
Document Type
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
NOAA Office
National Marine Fisheries Service - West Coast Region
Document Status
Complete
Last Updated
04/06/2023
Point of Contact
Summary
The proposed action is to identify deep-set buoy gear as a legal commercial fishing gear in the Fishery Management Plan for West Coast Highly Migratory Species Fisheries (HMS FMP) and pursuant regulations. Management measures including but not limited to permit program functions, gear and operational specifications, monitoring, and reporting would be established in the HMS FMP or federal regulations or both.
Milestones
- Draft EIS (10/04/2021)
- Final EIS (02/21/2023)
- Record of Decision (04/06/2023)