. Development and evolution of the sea herring fishery management plan. Herring; Fisheries; Fishery management; Fishing. 61. »7 - 2/24/81 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Ocaanio and Atmoapharie Administration NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE Northeast Region Federal Building, 14 Elm Street Gloucester, MA. 01930 February 23, 1981 cil 01906 Dear Bob, At the New England Fishery Management Council's December meeting, I advised the Council of my intention to recommend closure of the Gulf of Maine herring fishery because the optimum yield for the fishing year has been exceeded, i revi
. Development and evolution of the sea herring fishery management plan. Herring; Fisheries; Fishery management; Fishing. 61. »7 - 2/24/81 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Ocaanio and Atmoapharie Administration NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE Northeast Region Federal Building, 14 Elm Street Gloucester, MA. 01930 February 23, 1981 cil 01906 Dear Bob, At the New England Fishery Management Council's December meeting, I advised the Council of my intention to recommend closure of the Gulf of Maine herring fishery because the optimum yield for the fishing year has been exceeded, i reviewed my recommendation with Terry Leitzell, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, and William Gordon, Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Management, and we concluded that Section of the herring fishery management plan (FMP) does in fact prevent us from taking the recommended action. Further, we determined that such an action would not resolve the problem arising from Inconsistent regulation in the territorial sea fishery and could further contribute to the breakdown of cooperative management of this regional resource. However, we are still concerned about the excessive harvest levels and are prepared to take other actions that are available to us to address these apparent inadequacies of the FMP. We are aware that the herring-FMP was the first plan prepared by the Council and its staff and prefer that the Council address the problems. We believe that the intent and-definition of Section should be clarified. Aa presently written, this section coupled with a lack of an effective corresponding management regime in the territorial sea fishery prevents us from limiting the harvest to the levels prescribed in the FMP for the various fisheries. Consequently the plan does not permit compliance with national standard 1. I strongly urge the Council through whatever means possible to identify solutions to these problems in order to make herring management effective an
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