| Magnuson-Stevens Act Implementation |
| Activity Sheet # | C-04.02 | Mandatory | November 15 2005 |
| Activity: | FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS: Required provisions in FMPs [Sec. 108(a); pp. 40-42] |
| Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council |
| Completion date: | October 11 1998 | November 17 1999 |
| Product (s): | All FMPs and FMP regulations contain the required provisions |
| Overview and scope of task and sub-tasks: |
| Completed | A. All new FMPs amendments to existing FMPs and FMP regulations must include |
| the following provisions as appropriate: |
| (1) Bycatch reports: Standardized reporting methods to assess the type and amount |
| of bycatch in a fishery [Sec. 108(a)(7); p.41] |
| Completed |
| (2) Bycatch measures: Develop management measure to minimize bycatch or |
| mortality of bycatch [Sec. 108(a)(7); p. 41] |
| Completed |
| (3) Commercial recreational and charter fishing: FMPs must specify data for each |
| sector [Sec. 108(a)(2); p.40] |
| Completed |
| (4) Commercial recreational and charter fishing: FMPs must describe these sectors |
| and quantify trends in landings [Sec. 108(a)(7); p. 42] |
| Completed |
| (5) Essential fish habitat: FMPs must describe and identify essential fish habitat; |
| identify adverse effects on such habitat; minimize to the extent practicable adverse |
| impacts from fishing; and identify other actions to encourage the conservation of |
| such habitat [Sec. 108(a)(3); p. 40] |
| Completed |
| (6) Fishing communities: FMPs must include fishery impact statements which assess |
| the likely effects of measures on fishing communities [Sec. 108(a)(5); p. 40] |
| Completed |
| (7) Overfishing: FMPs must specify objective and measurable criteria for identifying |
| whether a fishery is overfished and include measures to prevent overfishing [Sec. |
| 108(a)(7); p. 41] |
| Completed |
| (8) Overfishing: FMPs must rebuild overfished stocks [Sec. 108(a)(1); p. 40] |
| Completed |
| (9) Overfishing: If re-building requires reduced harvests restrictions and recovery |
| benefits must be fairly allocated among harvesters [Sec. 108(a)(7); p.42] |
| Completed |
| (10) Overfishing: FMPs with recreational catch-and-release programs must include |
| measures to minimize mortality [Sec. 108(a)(7); pp. 41-42] |
| Completed | B. Existing FMPs and FMP regulations must be amended as appropriate by October |
| 11 1998 |
| Completed | (1) Amend FMP for the Spiny Lobster Fishery |
| Completed |
| Completed | (2) Amend FMP for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources |
| Completed |
| (3) Amend FMP for Coral and Coral Reefs in the Gulf of Mexico |
| Completed |
| (4) Amend FMP for the Stone Crab Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico |
| Completed |
| (5) Amend FMP for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico |
| Completed |
| (6) Amend FMP for Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico |
| Completed |
| Completed | (7) Amend the FMP for Red Drum |
| C. Develop new FMPs as necessary with the required provisions [SFA 108(a); |
| M-SFCMA 303(a)] |