Pacific Coast Groundfish Bycatch
Mitigation Program
Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement

February 2004

The following document is available in PDF format. If you would like to request a copy on CD-ROM, please contact Dr. Kit Dahl by email: Kit.Dahl@noaa.gov or by phone: (503) 820-2280 ext. 422.

Comments on this draft EIS may be submitted by email to: bycatch.nwr@noaa.gov or by mail to:

D. Robert Lohn
Regional Administrator
NMFS Northwest Region
7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Bldg, 1
Seattle, WA 98115-0070

The comment period closes on April 27, 2004

This document may be cited in the following manner:

NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service). 2004. The Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan Bycatch Mitigation Program: Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement. NMFS Northwest Region, Seattle, February 2004.

Dear Reviewer Letter

Download the Entire EIS:

	Volume I:  Executive Summary, Chapters 1-7 (4.67 mb)
	Volume II:  References, Appendices (1.71 mb)

Download by Section:

Volume I

	Cover sheet and table of contents (103 kb)
	Executive Summary (262 kb)
	Chapter 1:  Purpose and Need for Action (421 kb)
	Chapter 2:  Alternatives, Including the Status Quo (255 kb)
	Chapter 3:  The Affected Environment (whole chapter- 1.11 mb) Part 1 (505 kb) Part 2 (157 kb) Part 3 (220 kb) Part 4 (238 kb)
	Chapter 4:  Impacts of the Alternatives (whole chapter- 2.13 mb) Part 1 (1.36 mb) Part 2 (794 kb)
	Chapter 5:  Consistency with the FMP and MSA (155 kb)
	Chapter 6:  Other Laws and Executive Orders (133 kb)
	Chapter 7:  Preparers (67 kb)
	Glossary and Acronyms (174 kb)

Volume II

	References (353 kb)
	Economic References (84 kb)
	Appendix A:  Distribution, Life History, and Status of Relevant Species (755 kb)
	Appendix B:  Northwest Fisheries Science Center West Coast Groundfish Observer Program Initial Data Report and Summary Analyses – January 2003 (317 kb)
	Appendix C:  The Potential Use of Electronic Monitoring Technology to Monitor Catch and Discards in the West Coast Groundfish Fisheries (67 kb)
	Appendix D:  Social, Economic and Historic Information Regarding Treaty Tribes (154 kb)

PFMC
02/24/04