| Magnuson-Stevens Act Implementation |
| Activity Sheet # | N-10.04 | Mandatory | November 15, 2005 |
| Activity: | BYCATCH/INCIDENTAL HARVEST RESEARCH [Sec. 206; pp. 131-134]: Report to Congress |
| Completion date: | October 11, 1998 | December 8, 1998 |
| Product (s): | Prepare reports on studies and programs; include copies of S. Atl. Shrimp Amendment |
| 2 and Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Amendment 9 which summarize specifics of the bycatch |
| reduction program results and include cost/benefit analysis and discussion of |
| ecological impacts of bycatch reduction. |
| Overview and scope of task and sub-tasks: |
| Completed | A. Study the incidental mortality of shrimp fishing on stocks, the status of stocks, |
| magnitude of mortality, and fishing effort |
| Completed | B. Review and evaluate collection of information, assessment of specific stock |
| information and bycatch reduction programs |