Download or read book Environmental Assessment to Implement a Program for the Conservation of Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in 2009 2011 as Agreed Upon by the Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is proposing regulations under authority of the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 to implement a resolution adopted by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC). That resolution requires that members of the IATTC, including the United States, ensure that in the eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) the total catch of bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) by longline vessels over 24 m in length overall (large-scale longline vessels) does not exceed specified harvest levels in each of the years 2009, 2010, and 2011, and that purse seine vessels class sizes 4-6 do not fish during established closure periods. This action is necessary for the United States to satisfy its international obligations under the 1949 Convention for the Establishment of an Inter-American Tropical Tuna, to which it is a Contracting Party. This environmental assessment (EA) assesses the potential environmental impacts on the human environment that could result from implementation of the proposed restrictions on the longline and purse seine fisheries in the EPO. Various alternatives for implementing these restrictions are analyzed in this EA. Impacts to the human environment (e.g., effects of the proposed action on the natural environment (i.e., protected species, finfish, seabirds), and the socioeconomic environment) were found to be insignificant. The proposed action is to implement a 500 metric ton (mt) quota on bigeye tuna caught by large-scale longline vessels in the EPO and prohibit purse seine vessels class sizes 4-6 (greater than 182 mt carrying capacity) from fishing in the IATTC Convention Area for a period of 59 days in 2009, 62 days in 2010, and 73 days in 2011. The IATTC Convention Area includes the waters bounded by the coast of the Americas, the 40° N. and 40° S. parallels, and the 150° W. meridian. Class size 4 purse seine vessels would be allowed to make one fishing trip of up to 30 days duration during the specified closure periods, provided that the vessel carries an observer of the On-Board Observer Program of the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program (AIDCP). In addition, a closure would be implemented which would prohibit purse seine vessels class sizes 4-6 from fishing for yellowfin (Thunnus albacares), bigeye, and skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis) tunas within an established closure area to the west of the Galapagos Islands for 30 days in 2009, 2010, and 2011. Purse seine vessels would also continue to be required to retain and land all skipjack, bigeye, and yellowfin tunas caught; however, the measure would only apply to purse seine vessels class sizes 4-6, and the exception would be modified to only apply to fish considered unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size (a single exemption of this would be the final set of a trip, when there may be insufficient well space remaining to accommodate all the tuna caught in that set)"--Page iii.

Download or read book Performance assessment of bycatch and discards governance by regional fisheries management organizations written by and published by IUCN. This book was released on with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Environmental Assessment to Revise the United States Commercial Fishery Regulations in Accordance with Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission Resolution for the Conservation and Management of Pacific Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean C 13 02 written by Amber Rhodes and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Marine Fisheries Service is proposing regulations under authority of the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, as amended, to implement commercial catch limits for Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis) that are consistent with a resolution adopted by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, specifically Resolution C-13-02, Measures for the Conservation and Management of Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Convention Area includes the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean bounded by the coast of the Americas, the 50° N. and 50° S. parallels, and the 150° W. meridian. Resolution C-13-02 includes two catch limits for 2014: (1) a Commission-wide limit for all commercial fishing vessels of all IATTC Members and Cooperating Non-Members (CPCs) fishing in the IATTC Convention Area of the eastern Pacific Ocean and (2) notwithstanding the Commission-wide limit, a catch limit of 500 metric tons for each CPC with a historical record of eastern Pacific bluefin catch--such as the United States--to allow these nations to catch a small share of Pacific bluefin tuna even if the Commission-wide limit is reached. Currently, U.S. fishing vessels that commercially catch Pacific bluefin tuna are constrained by a 500 metric ton catch limit if and when the Commission-wide catch limit for all CPCs is met; however, these measures expired December 31, 2013. The proposed regulations would extend these catch limits beyond 2013, apply only to U.S. vessels that commercially catch Pacific bluefin tuna in the eastern Pacific Ocean, and ensure that the United States is satisfying its obligations as a member of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission. The National Marine Fisheries Service is obligated to implement and enforce regulations consistent with Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission resolutions and does not make substantive decisions in promulgating such actions. Given that the recent results of the draft 2014 updated Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis) (PBF) assessment by the International Scientific Committee (ISC) for Tuna and Tuna-Like Species in the North Pacific Ocean reports that overfishing is occurring and the population is overfished, the same results as the 2012 assessment, the National Marine Fisheries Service anticipates that the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission with input from the U.S. Department of State and National Marine Fisheries Service will resolve into the foreseeable future, as in 2011 and 2013, to impose catch limits for Pacific bluefin tuna. Therefore, this Environmental Assessment includes essential components of environmental impact analyses in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act to consider a range of Pacific bluefin tuna catch limits for U.S. commercial vessels fishing in the Convention Area and to assess the potential environmental impacts on the human environment that could result from the proposed action as well as similar actions in future years. The impacts to the human environment (e.g., effects of the proposed action on the natural environment and the socioeconomic environment) were found to be insignificant.

Download or read book Environmental Assessment to Revise the United States Commercial Fishery Regulations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in Accordance with Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission Resolution C 12 09 written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is proposing regulations under authority of the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, as amended, to implement a resolution adopted by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) in June 2012, specifically the Resolution on Conservation and Management Measures for Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (C-12-09). The proposed regulation would only apply to vessels that commercially catch Pacific bluefin tuna (PBT) in the eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO). Resolution C-12-09 included both a cumulative catch limit of 10,000 metric tons (mt) for member countries fishing in the EPO for 2012 and 2013 combined and an annual catch limit of 500 mt for individual member countries should the cumulative limit be reached. In accordance with the 10,000 mt cumulative catch limit adopted in Resolution C-12-09 for both 2012 and 2013 combined, the catch limit for 2013 is 3,295 metric tons because the cumulative catch of all IATTC member countries in the Convention Area reached 6,705 metric tons in 2012. Currently, the U.S. commercial fishery has no catch limit on the PBT in the EPO. The eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) includes the waters bounded by the coast of the Americas, the 40° N. and 40° S. parallels, and the 150° W. meridian. These revisions would ensure that the United States is satisfying its obligations as a member of the IATTC. This environmental assessment (EA) assesses the potential environmental impacts on the human environment that could result from implementation of the proposed rule which would implement a commercial catch limit on PBT in the EPO. Alternatives and potential impacts are analyzed in this EA. Impacts to the human environment (e.g., effects of the proposed action on the natural environment and the socioeconomic environment) were found to be insignificant.

Download or read book Advances in Tuna Aquaculture written by Daniel Benetti and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2015-11-21 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advances in Tuna Aquaculture: From Hatchery to Market provides detailed overviews on the current status of tuna fisheries, fattening, and farming practices, as well as advances in closed-cycle tuna aquaculture. Contributors are renowned scientists, internationally recognized as authorities in their fields. This book addresses all basic and applied aspects of tuna aquaculture, presenting and discussing the global status of tuna fisheries, reproduction, broodstock management, spawning, larval rearing and early developmental stages including nursery and grow out methods. It presents incorporates the most comprehensive and updated data, statistics, and trends in tuna fisheries and aquaculture, covering and addresses a variety of topics ranging fromfrom endocrinology, nutrition, diseases, and genetics to economics and markets. It covers describes recent up-to-date progress on tuna aquaculture and hatchery development. It also provides a synopsisn overview of the challenges presently confronted by tuna aquaculturists,facing tuna aquaculture and and offers innovative views on the challengesbottle-neck issues faced by the industry with the current shift from fisheries to fattening to closed-cycle aquaculture. This is the first book to encompass all aspects related to the tuna aquaculture industry, and merges them into a state-of-the-art compendium that will serve as seminal reference for students, researchers, and professionals working with tuna biology, fisheries, and aquaculture worldwide. Incorporates and reviews the most recent information on tuna fisheries and aquaculture Presents the most innovative production technologies in tuna aquaculture, from hatchery to market Includes important information on tuna, derived from industry experience and academic research on larval rearing technology and grow out operations Encompasses and discusses key topics such as genetics, diseases, nutrition, endocrinology, and reproduction, as well as developments, challenges, and future opportunities in tuna aquaculture Provides the latest scientific methods and technologies to maximize efficiencies and production Presents the independent and collective assessments, viewpoints, and visions of various scientists, all internationally recognized as authorities in the field

Download or read book Federal Register written by and published by . This book was released on 2012-12 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book U S Commercial Fishing for Tropical Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean written by Taylor D. Debevec and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) analyzes fishing for tropical tunas (bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), and skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)) by U.S. commercial fishing vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) under regulations proposed by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in accordance with resolutions of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC). The IATTC Convention Area includes the waters of the EPO bounded by the west coast of the Americas, the 50° N. and 50° S. parallels, and the 150° W. meridian. IATTC Resolutions on tropical tuna have been adopted by the IATTC since 1998. Resolutions for bigeye and yellowfin have been revised through the years to also include skipjack tuna and to implement both catch and effort controls for commercial purse seine (PS) and longline (LL) vessels fishing in the IATTC Convention Area. These resolutions are agreed upon through consensus from all IATTC members, after scientific review of the IATTC Scientific Advisory Committee and the IATTC scientific staff. NMFS is obligated to implement and enforce regulations consistent with IATTC resolutions. Given that the EPO stocks of bigeye and yellowfin tuna are near fully exploited (Aires-da-Silva, Minte-Vera, & Maunder, 2017; Minte-Vera, Aires-da-Silva, & Maunder, 2017), NMFS anticipates that the IATTC (with input from the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Delegation) will continue to adopt a suite of management measures for tropical tunas into the future. Therefore, this PEA analyzes a broad range of alternatives. The PEA will assess the potential environmental impacts on the human environment that could result from fishing by U.S. commercial vessels under the 2017 IATTC resolution, as well as similar actions in future years. If future IATTC resolutions fall within the scope of those analyzed in this PEA, and the impacts or the affected environment have not significantly changed, this document may be used to analyze the impacts of those actions"--Introduction.

Download or read book The Quest for Sustainable International Fisheries written by Evelyne Meltzer and published by NRC Research Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A publication of the National Research Council of Canada Monograph Publishing Program."

Download or read book Programmatic Environmental Assessment to Revise U S Commercial Fishing Regulations for Rebuilding Pacific Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean written by Amber Rhodes and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) analyzes conservation and management measures that are part of an international agreement to conserve Pacific bluefin tuna caught (PBF) in the eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO). The measures would only apply to vessels that commercially catch PBF in the EPO. The average annual PBF landings by U.S. vessels fishing in the EPO represent less than two percent of the average annual PBF landings by all fleets fishing in the EPO for 2007 through 2014. While the catch and trip limits pose restrictions for the U.S. fleet, the average annual PBF catch for the U.S. fleet is below the proposed catch limit, and more than 50 percent of the trips landing PBF in that time were within the proposed trip limit. Impacts to the human environment (e.g., effects of the proposed action alternatives on the natural environment and the socioeconomic environment) were found to be insignificant"--Cover letter summary.

Download or read book Supplemental Environmental Assessment for the Implementation of the Decisions of the Fifth Regular Annual Session of the Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) to analyze the effects on the human environment that could result from implementation of two rules to implement certain decisions made by the Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPFC) at its Fifth Regular Session, in Busan, Republic of Korea, in December 2008. One rule implements specific management measures for the U.S. purse seine fleet operating in the western and central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) (hereafter 'U.S. Purse Seine Rule'). The other rule implements a specific catch limit established by the WCPFC for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obsesus) for the U.S. longline fleets in the WCPO (hereafter 'U.S. Longline Rule'). NMFS issued the EA ('Environmental Assessment for the Implementation of the Decisions of the Fifth Regular Annual Session of the Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean: Fishing Restrictions and Observer Requirements in Purse Seine Fisheries for 2009-2011 and Turtle Mitigation Requirements in Purse Seine Fisheries and Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits in Longline Fisheries in 2009, 2010, and 2011') in draft form in conjunction with the issuance of the proposed U.S. Purse Seine Rule on June 1, 2009, for public review and comment. Two comment letters were received, one of which included comments on the EA, including several comments pertaining to the U.S. Longline Rule. NMFS issued the proposed U.S. Longline Rule on July 8, 2009, for public review and comment, reissuing the EA in draft form. NMFS received six comment letters, two of which raised issues pertaining to the EA. On August 4, 2009, NMFS issued the final U.S. Purse Seine Rule as well as the EA (July 2009 version), finding of no significant impact for the U.S. Purse Seine Rule, and an Errata sheet, indicating several corrections to the draft EA. In the final rule, NMFS indicated that the specific comments pertaining to the U.S. Longline Rule would be addressed, as appropriate, in the context of the U.S. Longline Rule. This Supplemental EA has been prepared to address those comments received on the U.S. Longline Rule that can be answered by additional environmental analysis or information. The Supplemental EA has been prepared pursuant to the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.) and related authorities, such as the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Environmental Review Procedures for Implementing NEPA (NAO 216-6). This document supplements the EA and refers to specific sections of the EA, where appropriate; as a supplement it is meant to be read in conjunction with the original EA."--Page 9-10.

Download or read book Supplemental Environmental Assessment Implementation of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits for Longline Fisheries in 2012 written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In December 2008, the Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (hereafter Commission or WCPFC) adopted 'Conservation and Management Measure for Bigeye and Yellowfin Tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean' (CMM 2008-01). CMM 2008-01 set forth specific provisions to reduce fishing mortality on western and central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) bigeye tuna (Thunnus obsesus) and control fishing mortality on WCPO yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares). CMM 2008-01 had the stated objective of reducing, over the period 2009-2011, the fishing mortality rate for bigeye tuna in the WCPO by at least 30% from the annual average during the period 2001-2004 or 2004 and ensuring that there was no increase in fishing mortality for yellowfin tuna beyond the annual average during the period 2001-2004 or 2004. In March 2011, the Commission adopted 'Conservation and Management Measure for Temporary Extension of CMM 2008-01' (CMM 2011-01), which extends the majority of the provisions of CMM 2008-01 until February 28, 2013. The Commission is scheduled to discuss a follow-on measure to CMM 2008-01 at its next regular session in December 2012. In 2009, NMFS prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) that analyzed the effects on the human environment that could result from the promulgation of two rules to implement CMM 2008-01. In order to respond to public comments on the 2009 EA, NMFS prepared a Supplemental EA in 2009. NMFS has prepared a Supplemental EA (2012 SEA) to provide information and analyses to take into consideration significant new information and changed circumstances relevant to the proposed action and the assessment of its potential environmental impacts. The 2012 SEA analyzes the effects of an interim final rule that would extend the bigeye tuna catch limits specified in CMM 2011-01 for U.S. longline fisheries for 2012"--cover letter.

Download or read book Yearbook of International Organizations 2014 2015 Volumes 1a 1b Set written by Union Of International Associations and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-16 with total page 1452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 1 (A and B) covers international organizations throughout the world, comprising their aims, activities and events.

Download or read book Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the Implementation of Decisions of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission on Management of Tropical Tunas in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean from 2015 2020 written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "At its Eleventh Regular Session, in December 2014, the Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (Commission or WCPFC) adopted Conservation and Management Measure (CMM) 2014-01, "Conservation and Management Measure for Bigeye, Yellowfin and Skipjack Tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean." CMM 2014-01 is generally applicable for the 2015-2017 calendar year period, and only contains minor modifications to CMM 2013-01, the predecessor CMM for the three main tropical tunas (skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), and bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)). CMM 2014-01 includes provisions for purse seine vessels and longline vessels. The CMM's provisions for purse seine vessels include limits on the allowable level of fishing effort, restrictions on the use of fish aggregating devices, and a general provision not to increase catches of yellowfin tuna. The CMM's provisions for longline vessels include catch limits for bigeye tuna and a general provision not to increase catches of yellowfin tuna"--Cover letter summary.

Download or read book Tuna Purse Seine written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ecological Geography of the Sea written by Alan R. Longhurst and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2010-08-03 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an in-depth discussion of the biological and ecological geography of the oceans. It synthesizes locally restricted studies of the ocean to generate a global geography of the vast marine world.Based on patterns of algal ecology, the book divides the ocean into four primary compartments, which are then subdivided into secondary compartments. *Includes color insert of the latest in satellite imagery showing the world's oceans, their similarities and differences*Revised and updated to reflect the latest in oceanographic research*Ideal for anyone interested in understanding ocean ecology -- accessible and informative

Download or read book Daily Bag Limits Possession Limits and At sea Processing of Pacific Bluefin Tuna in California Recreational Fisheries written by Kit Dahl and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This final rule modifies existing recreational bag and possession limits for Pacific bluefin tuna (PBF) in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off California and establishes at-sea filleting requirements for any tuna species in the U.S. EEZ south of Point Conception, Santa Barbara County. These actions are based on a recommendation of the Pacific Fishery Management Council and are being implemented under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. This rule is intended to conserve PBF, which is overfished and subject to overfishing. The final rule is consistent with Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) Resolution C-14-06, Measures for the Conservation and Management of Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, 2015-2016, and with the IATTC scientific staff's conservation recommendations for reductions in PBF fishing mortality to aid in rebuilding the stock. Impacts to the human environment (e.g., effects of the proposed action alternatives on the natural environment and the socioeconomic environment) were found to be insignificant"--Cover letter summary.

Download or read book Final Environmental Assessment to Revise the Vessel Capacity Limit in the Purse Seine Fishery in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in Accordance with Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission IATTC Resolution C 02 03 RIN 0648 AY75 written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is proposing regulations under authority of the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, as amended to revise the current U.S. vessel carrying capacity limit for the purse seine fishery which targets tuna species in the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) Convention Area. The revision would make vessel capacity limits consistent with the amount authorized under resolutions adopted by the IATTC, which currently is 31,775 cubic meters, or about 27,147 metric tons. Currently, the U.S. fleet capacity limit is 8,969 metric tons. The exemption for small purse seine vessels to be on the IATTC Vessel Register would also be removed so all U.S. purse seine vessels that fish for tuna in the lATTC Convention Area would be required to be listed on the Vessel Register and categorized as active in order to use purse seine gear to fish for tuna in the lATTC Convention Area. However, small vessels which do not primarily fish for tuna would be exempt from the frivolous request provisions for active status regulations due to the fact that these vessels only opportunistically fish for tuna off the west coast of California in the summer and fall months when tuna schools occasionally come close enough to shore. These revisions would ensure that the United States is satisfying its obligations as a member of the IATTC and not exceeding its allotted capacity in the fishery, while allowing for controlled operational flexibility for the U.S. industry consistent with the lATTC management framework"--Cover letter.