Sharing the Fish Toward a National Policy on Individual Fishing Quotas (1999) / Chapter Skim
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F Acronyms and Glossary
F Acronyms and Glossary
Pages 265-279
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Caribbean Fishery Management Council community fishing quota Code of Federal Regulations catch per unit effort Department of Fisheries and Oceans (Canada) dockside monitoring program .
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LPUE landings per unit effort MAFMC Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council MEY maximum economic yield MRFSS Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey MSFCMA Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act MSY maximum sustainable yield NAFO Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization NAS National Academy of Sciences NEFMC New England Fishery Management Council NEFSC Northeast Fishery Science Center (NMFS) NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NPFMC North Pacific Fishery Management Council NRC National Research Council OAA Office of Administrative Appeals (NMFS)
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quota share recruitment Restricted Access Management Division South Atlantic Fishery Management Council search and rescue surf clam/ocean quahog Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996 scientific and statistical committee (of a regional fishery management council) stock-use rights in fisheries total allowable catch territorial use rights in fisheries U.S.
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: One of eight regional councils mandated in the MSFCMA to develop management plans for fisheries in federal waters. The CFMC develops fishery management plans for fisheries off the coast of the U.S.
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community development quota: Program in Western Alaska under which a percentage of the TAC of Bering Sea commercial fisheries is allocated to specific communities. Communities eligible for this program must be located within 50 miles of the Bering Sea coast, or on an island within the Bering Sea; meet criteria established by the State of Alaska; be a village certified by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; and consist of residents who conduct more than half of their current commercial or subsistence fishing in the Bering Sea or waters surrounding the Aleutian Islands.
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ENSO has widespread effects on oceanographic and atmospheric phenomena throughout the entire Pacific region and affects Pacific fisheries. exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
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: Management plan for fisheries operating in the federal FEZ produced by regional fishery management councils and submitted to the Secretary of Commerce for approval. These plans must meet certain mandatory requirements in the MSFCMA before they can be approved or implemented.
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: One of eight regional councils mandated in the MSFCMA to develop management plans for fisheries in federal waters. The GFMC develops fishery management plans for fisheries off the coast of the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the west coast of Florida.
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Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSFCMA) : Federal legislation responsible for establishing the fishery management councils and the mandatory and discretionary guidelines for federal fishery management plans.
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New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) : One of eight regional councils mandated in the MSFCMA to develop management plans for fisheries in federal waters.
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: One of eight regional councils mandated in the MSFCMA to develop management plans for fisheries in federal waters. The PFMC develops fishery management plans for fisheries off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California.
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quota busting: Harvesting fish in excess of the amount allowable for an individual's quota share. quota management area (QMA)
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South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) : One of eight regional councils mandated in the MSFCMA to develop management plans for fisheries in federal waters.
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Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (WPFMC) : One of eight regional councils mandated in the MSFCMA to develop management plans for fisheries in federal waters.
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Quota shares are auctioned to the highest bidders, and the revenue is returned to the holders of the auctioned quota shares. In principle, the auction could involve either quota shares or annual quota in fisheries.
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