Final Amendment 3 to the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the Mariana Archipelago, Amendment 2 to the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the Pacifc Remote Island Areas, Amendment 3 to the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for American Samoa, Amendment 6 to the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific

Download or read book Final Amendment 3 to the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the Mariana Archipelago, Amendment 2 to the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the Pacifc Remote Island Areas, Amendment 3 to the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for American Samoa, Amendment 6 to the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Presidential Proclamations 8335, 8336 and 8337, dated January 6, 2009, established the Marianas Trench, Pacific Remote Islands, and Rose Atoll Marine National Monuments, respectively. Among other provisions, the Proclamations define Monument boundaries, prohibit commercial fishing, and describe the management of fishery resources. The Proclamations direct the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, to take action under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSFCMA) to regulate fisheries and ensure proper care and management of the Monuments. The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) recommended incorporating certain fishery management measures into the western Pacific Pelagics, American Samoa, Pacific Remote Island Areas, and the Mariana Islands fishery ecosystem plans (FEPs), and recommended that the Secretary of Commerce establish certain provisions relating to non-commercial fishing practices"--Abstract (page 1).