A. Manage all fish and
shellfish populations such that ecosystem integrity is maintained
1. Change public understanding / attitudes towards fishing pressures and the importance of ecosystem integrity
2. Bottom-up model for productivity, starting with water quality/ sea grass
3. Gain scientific understanding of comprehensive ecosystem interactions
4. Implement changes in policy and management from the single-marketed-species approach to an ecosystem approach, including EFH/MPA which account for all stages of the life cycle of exploited species
5. Restoration of EFH and stocks
6. Manage fisheries takes to an
OSY ecosystem approach
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EXISTING PROGRAMS: 1. Outreach ·
Boater Education –
Coast Guard ·
CBC Habitat
Restoration ·
CBC Riparian Buffer
Program ·
Citizen Watershed
groups ·
Habitat Enhancement
– DGIF ·
Saltwater Sport
Fishing Tournament ·
Sport Fishing
Restoration- Dingell-Johnson
VMRC/DGIF 2. Regulation ·
DGIF ·
Fisheries
Regulations ·
VMRC ·
Clam Broodstock
Areas ·
Fisheries
Regulations ·
Marine Protected
Areas ·
Enforcement N/A 3. Monitoring ·
VMRC Stock
Assessment 4. Planning/coordination · Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Plans · Blue Crab Management Advisory Committee (VMRC) · CBC Blue Crab Management · CBP Environmental Endpoints · Commercial Fishing Advisory Board · Finfish Management Advisory Committee (VMRC) · Oyster Restoration Plan CBF · Recreational Fishing Advisory Board (VMRC) · SAV Restoration - CBF 5.
Research ·
N/A |
MISSING ELEMENTS: 1. Outreach ·
2. Regulation ·
3. Authority ·
Authorize
establishment of Marine Protected Areas 4. Monitoring ·
5. Planning/coordination · Establish forum for dialogue on linkages (e.g. land-use, water quality, fisheries) 6. Research · Develop understanding of multi-species interactions 7. Definition of management targets ·
Link ecosystem goals
with fisheries goals · Define “disruption” ·
Establish management for bottom-up control of food-web |
