Fishery Management Report No.44 of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: Amendment 1 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Croaker

• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) 2005
• Subjects: environmental data; environmental funding; environmental law; environmental monitoring; fish; fisheries; habitats; land use; legislation; threatened species; water resources; Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act; Atlantic Croaker; Bottlense Dolphin; Harbor Porpoise; Pilot Whale; Humpback Whale; Sea Turtles; Seabirds; protected species; Woodward
• Online Access: http://www.asmfc.org/; http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.1/NJEDL.Report.n4299

This document is a management plan for the Atlantic croaker stocks. It states that effective management will require controls on mortality due to fishing and habitat degradation, as well as cooperation among the groups responsible for managing different areas utilized by Atlantic croaker. It also re...