The effects of the proposed action are, and will continue to be, monitored through collection of landings data by states, NMFS, stock assessments and stock assessment updates, life history studies, economic and social analyses, and other scientific observations. The proposed action relates to the harvest of an indigenous species in the Atlantic, and the activity being altered does not itself introduce non-indigenous species, and is not reasonably expected to facilitate the spread of such species through depressing the populations of native species. Additionally, it does not propose any activity, such as increased ballast water discharge from foreign vessels, which is associated with the introduction or spread on non-indigenous species.
None of the beneficial or adverse impacts from the proposed management action (as summarized in Chapter 2 of this document) have been determined to be significant. See Chapter 4 for the detailed discussions of the magnitude of the impacts of the preferred alternatives on the human environment. The action in CMP Framework Amendment 2 would not have significant biological, social, or economic effects because even though the action could extend fishing opportunities, accountability measures are also considered, and are in place to ensure overfishing does not occur. Therefore, the cumulative effects of the action proposed in CMP Framework Amendment 2 are not expected to affect bycatch, diversity and ecosystem structure of fish communities, or safety at sea of fishermen targeting CMP species, and other species managed by South Atlantic Council. Based on the cumulative effects analysis presented herein, the proposed action will not have any significant adverse cumulative impacts compared to, or combined with, other past, present, and foreseeable future actions
Chapter 7. List of Interdisciplinary Plan Team (IPT) Members
Name
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Agency/Division
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Title
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Kari MacLauchlin
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SAFMC
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IPT Lead/Fishery Social Scientist
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Kate Michie
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SERO /SF
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IPT Lead/Fishery Biologist
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Adam Brame
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SERO/PR
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Protected Resources
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Brian Cheuvront
|
SAFMC
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Fishery Economist
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Anik Clemens
|
SERO
|
Technical Writer and Editor
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Mike Errigo
|
SAFMC
|
Fishery Biologist
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Susan Gerhart
|
SERO/SF
|
Fishery Biologist
|
Stephen Holiman
|
SERO/SF
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Economist
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David Keys
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SERO
|
Regional NEPA Coordinator
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Noah Silverman
|
SERO
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NEPA Specialist
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Nick Farmer
|
SERO
|
Biologist
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Christina Package-Ward
|
SERO/SF
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Fishery Social Scientist
|
Jeff Radonski
|
NOAA/OLE
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Special Agent
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Kate Siegfried
|
SEFSC
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Statistician
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Brent Stoffle
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SEFSC
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Anthropologist
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Monica Smit-Brunello
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NOAA GC
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General Counsel
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Jack McGovern
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SERO/SF
|
Fishery Biologist
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Gregg Waugh
|
SAFMC
|
Deputy Director
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Mary Vara
|
SERO/SF
|
Fishery Biologist
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NMFS = National Marine Fisheries Service, GMFMC = Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, SAFMC = South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, SF = Sustainable Fisheries Division, PR = Protected Resources Division, SERO = Southeast Regional Office, HC = Habitat Conservation Division, GC = General Counsel, OLE= Office of Law Enforcement
Chapter 8. Agencies Consulted
Responsible Agencies
Coastal Migratory Pelagics Framework Amendment 2
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Administrative Lead)
4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201
Charleston, South Carolina 29405
843-571-4366/ 866-SAFMC-10 (TEL)
843-769-4520 (FAX)
www.safmc.net
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100
Tampa, Florida 33607
813-348-1630/ 888-833-1844 (TEL)
www.gulfcouncil.org
Environmental Assessment:
NMFS, Southeast Region
263 13th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
727- 824-5301 (TEL)
727-824-5320 (FAX)
List of Agencies, Organizations, and Persons Consulted
SAFMC Law Enforcement Advisory Panel
SAFMC King and Spanish Mackerel Advisory Panel
SAFMC Scientific and Statistical Committee
North Carolina Coastal Zone Management Program
South Carolina Coastal Zone Management Program
Georgia Coastal Zone Management Program
Florida Coastal Zone Management Program
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
National Marine Fisheries Service
- Washington Office
- Office of Ecology and Conservation
- Southeast Regional Office
- Southeast Fisheries Science Center
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