National Marine Fisheries Service
improved economic analysis and evaluation strategies needed for proposed changes to Atlantic large whale protection plan : report to the ranking member, Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, U.S. Senate.
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- United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard. - Contributor
Publication
2007 - GAO, Washington, D.C, District of Columbia
Language
English
Word Count
13,250 words, Guess
Page Count
53 pages
Identifiers
- Library of Congress Control Number2007406849
- OCLC Control Number173227447
- Open LibraryOL22684128M
Classifications
- LCCSH381 .U53 2007
Alternate Titles
- Improved economic analysis and evaluation strategies needed for proposed changes to Atlantic large whale protection plan
- Atlantic large whale take reduction
Description
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) developed the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction (ALWTR) plan to protect endangered large whales from entanglements in commercial fishing gear, which can cause injury or death. Because whales continued to die after the ALWTR plan went into effect, NMFS proposed revisions in 2005. GAO was asked to review these proposed revisions, including (1) their scientific basis and uncertainties regarding their effectiveness, (2) NMFS's plans to address concerns about the feasibility of implementing them, (3) the extent to which NMFS fully assessed the costs to the fishing industry and impacts on fishing communities, and (4) the extent to which NMFS developed strategies for fully evaluating their effectiveness. GAO reviewed the proposed changes to the ALWTR plan and obtained the views of NMFS officials, industry representatives, scientists, and conservationists. GAO recommends that NMFS revise its economic analysis to present a range of possible costs, expand its proposed gear-marking requirements, and develop a strategy to assess industry compliance. The agency reviewed a draft of this report and did not agree to revise its economic analysis or expand gear markings but did agree to develop a strategy to assess industry compliance.
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