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This project better informs research for improved fishing gear modifications and management decisions to reduce the regulatory burden on the American lobster and Jonah crab fisheries,

while maintaining lower risk levels for the North Atlantic right whale.

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will work with the Atlantic States to conduct research on right whale habitat,

streamline data by combining models into one source,

and improve modifications to fishing gear.

The data collected between the Commission and the States will reduce the uncertainty in management decisions leading to a lower risk of impacting right whales

and therefore reducing the cost on the fishing industry to comply with regulations.

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission

PROJECTS PROVIDE ECONOMIC, SOCIOLOGICAL, PUBLIC POLICY, AND OTHER INFORMATION NEEDED BY FEDERAL AND STATE NATURAL RESOURCE ADMINISTRATORS FOR CONSERVING AND MANAGING FISHERY RESOURCES AND PROTECTED SPECIES AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT IN FEDERAL, STATE, AND U.S. TERRITORIAL WATERS. INFORMATION DERIVED FROM PROJECT STUDIES MAY CONSIST OF ECONOMETRIC DATA, USER PROFILES, SOCIOLOGICAL CASE STUDIES, POLICY AND SYSTEMS ANALYSES, AND OTHER KNOWLEDGE, AND IS USED IN SUCH DECISIONS AS RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS, TOTAL AND ZONAL HARVEST DETERMINATIONS, AND INITIAL APPORTIONMENT OF HARVESTING RIGHTS UNDER CONTROLLED ACCESS MANAGEMENT REGIMES. PRIMARY USERS OF PROJECT INFORMATION INCLUDE THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, REGIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCILS, INTERSTATE MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSIONS, STATE, AND OTHER FEDERAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.

11.454 - Unallied Management Projects

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) [DOC]

Arlington, Virginia 222012196 United States

Single Zip Code

NOAA-NMFS-FHQ-2026-33583