Regional Fishery Management Council Members Participate in Training Workshop

October 22, 2004

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NOAA

On October 18-20, 2004, all members of the eight regional Fishery Management Councils met with NOAA Fisheries leadership in Baltimore, MD. This workshop provided a unique opportunity for all Council members to gather and discuss some current issues that are of critical interest to fishery managers. Issues on the agenda included: Ecosystem Approaches to Management, Best Available Science & Cooperative Research, Overcapacity, Prospects for Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization, Regulatory Streamlining, National Standard 1 Guidelines, Protected Species Issues, Marine Protected Areas and Marine Sanctuaries.