| Magnuson-Stevens Act Implementation |
| Activity Sheet # | N-03.01 | November 15 2005 |
| Activity: | REVISE OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES |
| Completion date: | December 31 1998 | November 4 1997 |
| Product (s): | Revised guidance for SFA measures |
| Overview and scope of task and sub-tasks: |
| A. Revise Operational Guidelines to include the following provisions: |
| Completed | (1) Bycatch reports: Standardized reporting methods to assess the type and amount |
| of bycatch in a fishery [Sec. 108(a)(7); p. 41] |
| (2) Bycatch measures: Develop management measures to minimize bycatch and |
| mortality of bycatch [Sec. 108(a)(7); p. 41] |
| (3) Commercial recreational and charter fishing: Require pertinent data on each |
| sector to be collected for FMP use [Sec. 108(a)(2); p. 40] |
| (4) Commercial recreational and charter fishing: Add provision that each sector be |
| described in FMPs and FMPs must quantify trends in landings [Sec. 108(a)(7); p.41] |
| (5) Essential fish habitat: Reference guidance to assist Councils in the identification |
| and description of essential fish habitat [Sec. 102(3) p. 7; Sec. 110(a)(3) pp. 75-78] |
| (6) Essential fish habitat: Requirement that FMPs describe and identify essential fish |
| habitat; identify adverse effects; minimize to the extent practicable adverse |
| impacts from fishing; and identify conservation and enhancement measures [Sec. |
| 108(a)(3); p. 40] |
| (7) Fishing communities: FMPs must include analysis of likely effects of |
| management measures on fishing communities in fishery impact statements [Sec. |
| 108(a)(5); p. 40] |
| (8) Overfishing: FMPs must rebuild overfished stocks [Sec. 108(a)(1); p. 40] |
| (9) Overfishing: FMPs must specify objective and measurable criteria to identify |
| overfishing end overfishing and rebuild stocks [Sec. 108(a)(7); p. 41] |
| (10) Overfishing: FMPs must assess type and amount of fish caught and released |
| alive during recreational fishing under catch and release programs and minimize |
| mortality [Sec. 108(a)(7); p. 41] |
| (11) Overfishing: Under rebuilding or other limitation programs FMPs must allocate |
| restrictions or benefits fairly and equitably (National Standard 4) [Sec. 108(a)(7); p |
| 41] |
| (12) Overfishing: Add new requirements to establish programs to rebuild fish stocks |
| [Sec. 109(e); pp. 64-68] |
| (13) Overfishing: Add new requirements for Secretarial interim measures to reduce |
| overfishing until replaced by an FMP amendment or regulations [Sec. 109(e) pp. |
| 64-68; Sec. 110(b) p.78] |
| (14) Fishery management plans: Add discretionary provisions [Sec. 108(c); 42-44] |
| (15) Fishery management plans: Revise guidance on submission of regulations [Sec. |
| 108(d); p. 44] |
| (16) Fishery management plans: Revise guidance on preparation of FMPs and |
| amendments by the Secretary [Sec. 109(b); pp. 60-63] |
| (17) Fishery management plans: Revise guidance on requirements for gear |
| evaluation: Listing of gears and changes to lists [Sec. 110(a); pp. 73-74] |
| (18) Fishery management plans: Revise guidance on emergency and interim |
| regulations [Sec. 110(b); pp. 78-79] |
| (19) Fishery management plans: Revise guidance on Secretarial review of plans |
| and regulations: Include new review schedule and activities [Sec. 109(a) (b); pp. |
| 56-60] |
| (20) Fishery management plans: Revise guidance on Secretarial review of plans |
| and regulations: Revise fast-track schedule for FMPs and amendments [Sec. |
| 109(a) (b); pp. 56-60] |