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Discussion Forum: Third Edition of Understanding Fisheries Management

Discussion Forum: Third Edition of Understanding Fisheries Management. Stephanie Showalter Otts , Director Niki Pace, Research Counsel Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Legal Program CNREP 2010  New Orleans, LA  May 28, 2010. Session Goals.

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Discussion Forum: Third Edition of Understanding Fisheries Management

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  1. Discussion Forum: Third Edition of Understanding Fisheries Management Stephanie Showalter Otts, Director Niki Pace, Research Counsel Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Legal Program CNREP 2010  New Orleans, LA  May 28, 2010

  2. Session Goals • Provide information on planned third edition of popular Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Legal Program publication “Understanding Fisheries Management.” • Solicit feedback on planned revisions. • Anything missing? • Organizational concerns? • General comments

  3. Project Partners • Richard Wallace, Professor Emeritus, Auburn University Marine Extension and Research Center • Matthew Freeman, Fisheries Economics Postdoctoral Researcher, Louisiana Sea Grant • Rex Caffey, Director, LSU Center for Natural Resource Economics & Policy

  4. Background • Purpose of Understanding Fisheries Management • Inform users of the scientific basis of regulation. • Provide an overview of federal fisheries regulation that was accessible by anyone – fishermen, council member, general public. • Encourage members of fishing community to become an integral part of the regulatory process. • First edition published in 1994, second edition in 2001

  5. Draft Table of Contents • Chapter 1: Fisheries Management and Biology • Chapter 2: Fisheries Economics • Chapter 3: Legal and Regulatory Framework • Chapter 4: Development of FMPs • Chapter 5: Enforcement of Fisheries Laws • Chapter 6: State and Regional Fisheries Management

  6. Fisheries Management and Biology • Fisheries Biology Concepts • Age Structure of Stock • Spawning Potential Ratio • Carry Capacity • Stock Assessment • Process for Setting a Quota • Marine Reserves

  7. Fisheries Economics • Valuing Fisheries (values and how obtained) • Fisheries Harvest (Q=AEX, MSY vs. MEY, etc) • Management Tools • Input Controls • Output Controls • Technical Restrictions • Catch Shares • Buybacks (license, vessel) • Cooperatives, sectors

  8. Legal and Regulatory Framework • Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act • Regional Fisheries Management Councils • FMP Legal Requirements • National Standards • Extensive focus on NS 1, 2, 8, and 9 (standards most likely to trigger litigation) • Essential Fish Habitat

  9. Putting an FMP Together • Creation of FMP • Modifying a FMP • Opportunities for Public Participation • Challenging an FMP

  10. Fisheries Enforcement • Notice of Violation and Assessment • Burden of Proof in Administrative Hearings • Observer Programs • Vessel Monitoring Systems

  11. State/Regional Management • Interstate Fishery Commissions • Role of States • Primary authority over stocks in state waters

  12. Thoughts/Comments? Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Legal Program University of Mississippi School of Law Kinard Hall, Wing E – Room 256 University, MS 38677 (662) 915-7775 sshowalt@olemiss.edu http://masglp.olemiss.edu/

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