NMFS National Gravel Extraction Guidance
NMFS 2005 National Gravel Extraction Guidance is a revision and replacement of the 1996 National Gravel Extraction Policy and provides an updated review of the potential adverse impacts to diadromous fish and their habitat associated with the removal of gravel from streams and floodplains throughout the United States. The Guidance also includes a number of impact avoidance and minimization recommendations NOAA Fisheries staff will reference during the consultation and review of proposed extraction operations. The national guidance was revised through a collaborative effort by NOAA Fisheries headquarters, Regional, and Science Center staff, other state and Federal agencies, the aggregate mining industry, and the public.
