Blue Crab Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico, United States: A Regional Management Plan, 2015 Revision.

摘要

The State-Federal Fisheries Management Committee (S-FFMC) is charged with responsibility for developing regional management plans for fisheries resources that move between or are broadly distributed between the territorial waters and areas seaward thereof and for recommending suitable policies and strategies to each member state. The blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) FMP is a broad and comprehensive document which addresses all relevant aspects of the biology and fishery. It is intended to provide a framework for conservation of the resource and economic viability of the fishery.