Framework Adjustment 3 To The Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan Fmp

"This document contains the New England Fishery Management Council’s recommendations for Framework Adjustment 3 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan (FMP), consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) and the Herring FMP approved by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on October 27, 1999. Framework 3 proposes to establish a process for setting and modifying catch caps for river herring and shad (RH/S) in the Atlantic herring fishery. Framework 3 also proposes specific river herring and shad catch caps for the 2014 and 2015 fishing years. This document contains information and supporting analyses required under other applicable law, including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), and Executive Order 12866. The actions proposed in this framework adjustment also relate to management objectives associated with minimizing bycatch in the Atlantic herring fishery, the primary focus of Amendment 5 to the Herring FMP"--Executive Summary (page i).