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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
An approach to fisheries management that strives to balance diverse societal objectives by taking into account the knowledge and uncertainties about biotic, abiotic, and human components of ecosystems and their interactions and applying an integrated approach to fisheries within ecologically meaningful boundaries. The purpose of EAF is to plan, develop, and manage fisheries in a manner that addresses the multiple needs and desires of society, without jeopardizing the options for future generations to benefit from the full range of goods and services provided by marine ecosystems.
Industry:Fishing
A statement involving the projections of actions, including the direction of means, to achieve an objective.
Industry:Fishing
An assessment conducted as part of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Industry:Fishing
1. An area set aside for the preservation and protection of highly important natural and cultural features and for the regulation of the scientific, educational, and recreational use. Such areas include national parks, Nature reserves, wildlife sanctuaries, natural monuments, archaeological reserves, forest reserves, and marine reserves; 2. A geographically defined area which is designed and managed to achieve specific conservation objectives.
Industry:Fishing
A measurement used frequently for fish length when the tail has a fork shape. Projected straight distance between the tip of the snout and the fork of the tail.
Industry:Fishing
An EFH consultation refers to the process of satisfying the Federal agency consultation and response requirements of section 305(b)(2) and 305(b)(4)(B) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and the EFH conservation recommendation requirement of section 305(b)(4)(A) of that Act. When completed, an EFH consultation generally consists of: 1) notification to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of a Federal action that may adversely affect EFH; 2) an EFH assessment provided to NMFS; 3) EFH conservation recommendations provided by NMFS to the Federal action agency; and 4) the Federal agency's response to NMFS EFH conservation recommendations.
Industry:Fishing
A description of a condition and dynamics of the resource and the fishery, including parameters such as stock abundance, age structure, fishing mortality, the economic condition of the industry and the state of the environment.
Industry:Fishing
A term that refers to the range of estimated allowable catch for a species of species group. It is set each year by a scientific group. The ABC estimates are used to set the annual total allowable catch (TAC).
Industry:Fishing
A DPS, or a distinct population segment, is a vertebrate population or group of populations that is discrete from other populations of the species and significant in relation to the entire species. The ESA provides for listing species, subspecies, or distinct population segments of vertebrate species.
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