Fishery Management Plan and Amendments: Amendment 13
Notice of Availability: Amendment 13 to the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan
On June 8th, 2011, NMFS announced that the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 13 to the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for review by the Secretary of Commerce. The intent of Amendment 13 is to ensure the FMP is consistent with NMFS advisory guidelines. The guidelines describe fishery management approaches to meet the objectives of National Standard 1 (NS1) of section 301 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). National Standard 1 states “Conservation and management measures shall prevent overfishing while achieving, on a continuing basis, the optimum yield (OY) from each fishery for the U.S. fishing industry.” Comments on Amendment 13 must be received by August 8, 2011. Please consult the Federal Register for specific instructions on submitting comments on Amendment 13 to NMFS.
The draft Amendment 13 Environmental Assessment and the draft CPS FMP as amended can be found at the U.S. Government Regulations page.
Additionally, NMFS has published and requests comments on the proposed rule to implement Amendment 13. Public comments on the proposed rule must be received by July 28th to be considered in the approval/disapproval decision on Amendment 13. Please consult the proposed rule that published June 28, 2011 for further details.
For further information, contact the staff officer for CPS: Mr. Kerry Griffin (Kerry.Griffin@noaa.gov) phone (503) 820-2280 ext. 409; or toll free 1-866-806-7204; fax (503) 820-2299.
