C.F.R. » Title 50 » CHAPTER VI—FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › PART 648—FISHERIES OF THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES › Subpart H—Management Measures for the Scup Fishery

50 C.F.R. § 648.121

Scup Annual Catch Target (ACT)

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(a) Annual catch targets. The Monitoring Committee shall identify and review the relevant sources of management uncertainty to recommend ACTs for the commercial and recreational fishing sectors as part of the scup specification process. The Monitoring Committee recommendations shall identify the specific sources of management uncertainty that were considered, technical approaches to mitigating these sources of uncertainty, and any additional relevant information considered in the ACT recommendation process.

(1) Sectors. Commercial and recreational specific ACTs shall be less than or equal to the sector-specific ACLs. The Monitoring Committee shall recommend any reduction in catch necessary to address sector-specific management uncertainty, consistent with this paragraph (a).

(2) Periodicity. ACTs may be established on an annual basis for up to 3 years at a time, dependent on whether the SSC provides single or multiple year ABC recommendations.

(b) Performance review. The Monitoring Committee shall conduct a detailed review of fishery performance relative to ACTs in conjunction with any ACL performance review, as outlined in § 648.120(b)(1) through (3).

[76 FR 60631, Sept. 29, 2011], as amended at 88 FR 14509, Mar. 9, 2023
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1999–1999 · leading case: Massachusetts Ex Rel. Div. of Marine Fisheries v. Daley, 170 F.3d 23 (1st Cir. 1999).
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Massachusetts Ex Rel. Div. of Marine Fisheries v. Daley, 170 F.3d 23 (1st Cir. 1999). “See 50 C.F.R. § 648.121 (b) (summer closures based in part on state data).”
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