tailieunhanh - UNDERSTANDING FISHERIES MANAGEMENT: A Manual for understanding the Federal Fisheries Management Process, Including Analysis of the 1996 Sustainable Fisheries Act

DFO is responsible for managing the sustainable use of fisheries resources with conservation as the paramount consideration. The scope and nature of environmental effects are considered when developing management plans. Various management options are weighed against one another based on careful considerations of all information, including traditional knowledge, local knowledge and industry experience along with the best scientific information available from both DFO and external organizations. This management plan was formulated in consideration of any environmental or habitat concerns | Understanding Fisheries Management A Manual for understanding the Federal Fisheries Management Process Including Analysis of the 1996 Sustainable Fisheries Act Second Edition Richard K. Wallace Kristen M. Fletcher n jp J Auburn University Ijiuill Myine Extension Aj .r-U- V r i Research Center 4170 Commanders Drive Mobile AL 36615 rwallace@ MM b Uli . r ih cl Visa SE pp 518 Law Center University MS 38677 waterlog@ Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Legal Program A publication of Auburn University and the University of Mississippi the Auburn University Marine Extension and Research Center the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Legal Program and the Mississippi Law Research Institute pursuant to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award No. NA86RG0039. This is publication 00-005 of the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium. Design and layout by Waurene Roberson. Acknowledgments First Edition This work was funded by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant NA37FD0079-01 and is partly a result of research sponsored by the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium and NOAA Office of Sea Grant Department of Commerce under Grant No. NA016R015-04. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of NOAA or any of its sub-agencies. This is journal paper 8-944861 of the Alabama Agriculture Experiment Station and publication of the Mississippi Alabama Sea Grant Consortium. We thank our reading committee listed below for their assistance and review of the manual and acknowledge the contributions of Karen Antrim Raine NOAA and Ken Roberts Louisiana Sea Grant College Program . However any errors or omissions are solely the responsibility of the authors. We also thank Karen Belcolore and Tracy Parker for their tireless efforts on the word processor. Mr. Jerald Horst Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service Mr. Ron Schmied NMFS Southeast Regional Office Mr. Bob .