Issues and Options Paper for Revised Management of Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish, Sharks and Billfish

摘要

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) intends to amend the 1999 Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish, and Sharks (HMS FMP) and the 1999 Amendment 1 to the Atlantic Billfish Fishery Management Plan (Billfish FMP). This scoping or comment phase is an integral first step in informing the public of management issues and soliciting public comment on possible future regulatory actions. Involving the public, to the greatest extent practical, is paramount to achieving regulatory actions and measures that best serve the public good.