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Red Snapper 2013 Quota Increase and Supplemental Recreation Season, Including Environmental Assessment, Regulatory Impact Review, and Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis

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Page : 87 pages

File Size : 29,35 MB

Release : 2013

Category : Environmental impact analysis

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The proposed actions would revise the 2013 quotas for commercial and recreational harvest of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. Based on the results of the 2013 SEDAR 31 red snapper benchmark assessment, the current fishing mortality rate is below the maximum fishing mortality threshold. Therefore, the red snapper stock is not experiencing overfishing, and the quotas can be increased consistent with the rebuilding target of biomass at maximum sustainable yield by 2032. Management measures considered in this framework action would adjust the red snapper acceptable biological catch (ABC) from the status quo of 8.46 million pounds (mp) whole weight to 11.0 mp whole weight for 2013. The commercial and recreational sector quotas would be based on the current 51% commercial (5.610 mp) and 49% recreational (5.390 mp) allocation of red snapper. The quota increases would allow a re-opening of the 2013 recreational red snapper season. The proposed actions would establish a continuous supplemental season beginning on October 1.



Framework Action to Set the 2013 Red Snapper Commercial and Recreational Quotas and Modify the Recreational Bag Limit, Including Environmental Assessment, Fishery Impact Statement, Regulatory Impact Review, and Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis

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Page : 81 pages

File Size : 16,30 MB

Release : 2013

Category : Environmental impact analysis

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The proposed actions would set the 2013 quotas for commercial and recreational harvest of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. Based on the definition of overfishing adopted in the 2011 Generic Annual Catch Limits/Accountability Measures Amendment, the red snapper stock is not experiencing overfishing. Results from the red snapper update assessment in 2009, and projection updates in 2011 and 2012, indicate that the quotas can be increased consistent with the rebuilding target of biomass at maximum sustainable yield by 2032. Management measures considered in this framework action would adjust the red snapper acceptable biological catch (ABC) from 8.08 million pounds (mp) whole weight to 8.46 mp whole weight for 2013. The commercial and recreational sector quotas are based on the current 51% commercial (4.315 mp) and 49% recreational (4.145 mp) allocation of red snapper and would become the quotas for the respective sectors. This makes the resulting recreational and commercial quotas consistent with goals and objectives of the Council's red snapper rebuilding plan.



Federal Register

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Page : 316 pages

File Size : 45,15 MB

Release : 2013-08

Category : Delegated legislation

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Final Regulatory Amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico

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Page : 62 pages

File Size : 16,12 MB

Release : 2012

Category : Environmental impact analysis

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"The proposed actions analyzed in this environmental assessment would eliminate the fixed recreational red snapper closed season of October 1-December 31, and set the 2012 and 2013 quotas for commercial and recreational harvest of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. Results from the red snapper update assessment in 2009, and projection updates in 2011 and 2012, indicate that the red snapper stock is no longer undergoing overfishing and the acceptable biological catch (ABC) can be increased from 7.185 million pounds (mp) whole weight to 8.080 mp whole weight for 2012 and to 8.690 mp whole weight for 2013. The increase in 2013 would be contingent on the 2012 ABC not being exceeded. The environmental assessment analyzes the impacts of the proposed actions . By itself, this amendment is not controversial because the quota will be increased. This increase is sufficiently less than the overfishing limit such that the probability of overfishing is minimal . A determination of the season length will not be finalized until all 2011 recreational landings data are available for analysis"--Cover letter; Portfolio comprised of three related PDF documents digitized and organized by: NOAA Office of Program Planning and Integration (PPI) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) staff.



Red Snapper Quotas for 2015-2017+

Author : Steven Atran

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Page : 74 pages

File Size : 41,48 MB

Release : 2015

Category : Environmental impact analysis

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"The subject environmental assessment (EA) analyzed the effects of a range of alternatives identified in the framework action to the Gulf of Mexico reef fish resources fishery management plan to modify the quotas for the harvest of red snapper. The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council has submitted the subject framework action to NOAA Fisheries for agency review under procedures of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. An update stock assessment was reviewed by the Scientific and Statistical Committee, which determined the allowable biological catch (ABC) could be increased. Management measures considered in this EA would adjust the red snapper ABC from 11.0 million pounds (mp) whole weight to those indicated in the table. The table provides the quotas, ABCs, and annual catch targets (ACT) in mp whole weight. The commercial and recreational sector quotas would be based on the current 51 percent commercial and 49 percent recreational allocation. The recreational ACT is set 20 percent below the recreational quota, based on a rule effective in April 2015 [table inset in cover letter summary]. The environmental assessment analyzes the impacts of the proposed actions. By itself, this framework action is not controversial because the quota will be increased. The ABC is sufficiently less than the overfishing limit such that the probability of overfishing is minimal"--Cover letter summary.





Analyses for Two Temporary Rules, Authorize NOAA Fisheries Service to Re-open the Recreational Red Snapper Season During 2010 After the Fishing Season Closure and Recreational Red Snapper Fishing Season Re-opening

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Page : 59 pages

File Size : 41,38 MB

Release : 2010

Category : BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010

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"The recreational red snapper fishing season opened on June 1, 2010, and closed July 24, 2010. This was the date the 3.403-million pound quota was projected to be met. However, the Deepwater Horizon MC252 oil spill resulted in large area closures where a substantial recreational red snapper harvest traditionally occurs. Therefore, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) requested NOAA Fisheries Service publish an emergency rule allowing the Regional Administrator to re-open the recreational red snapper season after the September 30, 2010, end of the fishing season. Subsequently, the Council requested that NOAA Fisheries Service re-open the recreational red snapper fishing season for eight consecutive weekends (Friday through Sunday) beginning October 1, 2010. The environmental assessment analyzes the impacts of the two proposed actions. The proposed actions are intended to provide an opportunity to harvest the full recreational red snapper quota and provide flexibility in achieving the Council's designated optimum yield for the fishery, thus enhancing social and economic benefits to the fishery"--Cover letter.







Emergency Action to Increase the 2011 Red Snapper Total Allowable Catch and Authorize NOAA Fisheries Service to Re-open the Recreational Red Snapper Season After the Fishing Season Closure, Including an Environmental Assessment, Finding of No Significant Impacts, and Regulatory Impact Review

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Page : 38 pages

File Size : 33,99 MB

Release : 2011

Category : Environmental impact analysis

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"The recreational red snapper fishing season opened on June 1, 2011, and the fishing season officially ends on September 30, 2011. On April 29, 2011, NOAA Fisheries Service published a rule establishing a closure date for the recreational sector of 12:01 a.m., July 19, 2011. This was the date the quota was projected to be met. In April 2011, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council requested a rerun of the red snapper projections that included the 2009 and 2010 actual landings data. Based on the results of the rerun, the Council 's Scientific and Statistical Committee determined the 2011 total allowable catch could be increased from 7.185 to 7.53 million pounds. As a result, the Council requested that NOAA Fisheries Service develop an emergency rule to assign the entire 345,000 pounds of increased allowable catch to the recreational sector for the 2011 season. In addition, if NOAA Fisheries Service determines that the recreational red snapper quota was not reached by the July 19, 2011, closure date, the rule suspends the October I season closure, which would allow NOAA Fisheries Service to re-open the recreational red snapper season for a limited time period through subsequent rulemaking. The environmental assessment analyzes the impacts of the two proposed actions. The proposed actions are intended to provide flexibility in achieving the Council 's designated optimum yield for the fishery, thus enhancing social and economic benefits to the fishery"--Cover letter; Portfolio comprised of three related PDF documents digitized and organized by: NOAA Office of Program Planning and Integration (PPI) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) staff.