window.document.getElementById(‘post-9636’).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;NOAA to Establish Eight Federal Marine Protected Areas in the South Atlantic
Sportfishing community lauds this contrast to fisheries management by proclamation
Alexandria, Virginia- Industry and fishery conservation groups learned yesterday that the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is preparing to announce the final rule creating eight marine protected areas (MPAs) off the coasts of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Known as Amendment 14, the rule is a change to the federal South Atlantic Region’s Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the snapper/grouper fishery. This ruling does not affect coastal waters under state jurisdiction.
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