| Magnuson-Stevens Act Implementation |
| Activity Sheet # | N-15.04 | Mandatory | November 15, 2005 |
| Activity: | HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES: Comprehensive management system for Atlantic pelagic |
| longline fishery [Sec. 109(h); 71-72] |
| Completion date: | October 1, 1998 | September 10, 1999 |
| Product (s): | Publish results of studies |
| Overview and scope of task and sub-tasks: |
| Completed | A. Establish Advisory Panel for Longline Fishery |
| B. Conduct surveys and workshops with participants in fishery on development of |
| comprehensive management system |
| Completed | (1) In consultation with Longline Advisory Panel, develop plan for conducting |
| surveys and workshops |
| (2) Develop survey and workshop design |
| (3) Conduct workshops and surveys (August to October, 1997) |
| (4) As part of survey, collect information relative to unrecovered vessel production |
| records |
| (5) Publish workshop and survey results |
| Completed | C. Undertake feasibility study of comprehensive management system |
| Completed | (1) In consultation with the Longline Advisory Panel, develop plan to conduct |
| feasibility study |
| Completed |
| Completed | (2) Undertake study; provide NMFS with review draft |
| Completed |
| Completed | (3) Provide NMFS with final draft of study |
| Completed |
| Completed | (4) Publish/distribute study |
| D. After October 1, 1998, in consultation with NMFS, the other HMS Advisory Panels, |
| and Councils, design and if appropriate implement a comprehensive management |
| system for the longline fishery (if ITQ system, to be implemented after October 1, 2000) |
| E. Dissolve Longline Advisory Panel, passing advisory responsibilities to other HMS |
| Advisory Panels as appropriate |