7. development of an idealized fishery management 

 plan. 



The results of this workshop should be used to: 



1. review and revise as necessary fishery manage- 

 ment plans which have been developed, approved 

 and implemented; 



2. develop as possible standard procedures for 

 preparing and reviewing new fishery management 

 plans ; and 



3. design and undertake studies needed to fill 

 critical data gaps. 



While the scientific and policy review of the FCMA, 

 MMPA, and ESA and consideration of improved fishery manage- 

 ment plan characteristics are underway, more attention to 

 marine mammal issues can be encouraged in fishery management 

 plans through the existing process for plan development and 

 review. Marine mammal experts should be represented on 

 the advisory panels and the scientific and statistical com- 

 mittees of the councils. In addition they should partici- 

 pate on plan development teams or in contracts for drafting 

 management plans, both of which are possible without actual 

 membership on SSCs or advisory panels . 



The NMFS Guidelines for Development of Fishery Manage- 

 ment Plans (42 FR 34458, July 5, 1977) sections 602.2 and 

 602.3, should be revised to include more detail on ecological 

 relationships involving target species , specific references 

 to marine mammals and endangered species, and assessment of 

 impacts on nontarget species and the health of the marine 

 ecosystem. Suggested changes in the language of the Guide- 

 lines are presented in Appendix K. 



VII. ACKNOWLEDGFMENTS 



The individuals listed in Appendix A have generously pro- 

 vided information on FCMA implementation procedures and fish- 

 ery management plan development. A. MacCall provided assistance 

 with calculations in Table F-2. In addition, review comments 

 from R. Eisenbud, R. Hofman, G. Mahoney and P. Major have been 

 particularly helpful. Many NMFS personnel also contributed re- 

 view comments. The Office of the Geographer, U. S. Department 

 of State, provided the map of the U.S. FCZ on which Figure 2 

 is based. 



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