C. Maintain food web dynamics
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EXISTING PROGRAMS: 1. Outreach
· Fish Stocking -DGIF · Governor’s Fishing Tournament · Habitat Suitability Indexes ·
Oyster Reef
Restoration- CBF · Oyster Reef Restoration- VMRC · Sea Grant · Sport Fishing Restoration- Dingell-Johnson VMRC/DGIF · VIMS matrix on harvested shellfish data ·
Virginia Marine Science Museum 2. Regulation ·
VMRC ·
Fisheries
Regulations ·
VMRC Enforcement ·
DGIF ·
Fisheries
Regulations N/A 3. Monitoring ·
VMRC Stock Assessment 4. Planning/coordination · Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Plans · Bay Program Ecosystem Managment · Blue Crab Management Advisory Committee (VMRC) · Clam Management Advisory Committee (VMRC) · CBC Blue Crab Management · CBP Environmental Endpoints · Commercial Fishing Advisory Board · Finfish Management Advisory Committee (VMRC) · Oyster Restoration Plan · Recreational Fishing Advisory Board (VMRC) · Shellfish Management Advisory Committee (VMRC) 5. Research ·
N/A |
MISSING ELEMENTS: 1. Outreach · Promote development of fisheries for under-utilized species 2. Regulation ·
3. Authority ·
restructure state
regulatory authority (VMRC) to reduce socio-economic impacts on harvest quota
decisions 4. Monitoring · Develop/maintain excellent fishery and fishery-independent data for all species ·
5. Planning/coordination ·
6. Research · Expand knowledge of habitat requirements and causes of habitat degradation ·
7.
Definition of management targets ·
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