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over the long term, not just 2017; and Council: Conduct a programmatic review of Council operations. Many actions already underway re-
mained top-ranking priorities for 2017. Some of these include: Atlantic herring – Continue work on Amendment 8 to address localized depletion and user confl icts in the fi shery and develop a new acceptable biological catch control rule using a Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) process; Habitat – Com- plete the Omnibus Deep-Sea Coral Amend- ment and a separate framework adjustment to address surf clam fi shery access to pending Habitat Management Areas; Whiting – Move forward with Amendment 22 to consider lim- ited access for the Small-Mesh. Multispecies Complex and consider changes to possession limits; Skates – Prepare an amendment to con- sider limited access for both the skate bait and skate wing fi sheries with provisions that may consider catch share alternatives; and Ecosys- tem-Based Fishery Management – Continue work on the development of operating models and a draft example Georges Bank Fishery Ecosystem Plan and develop a MSE process to engage fi shermen and other stakeholders while conducting testing and validation. A table identifying all of the Coun-
cil’s 2017 management priorities is avail- able at:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/nefmc. org/161201_Approved_Priorities.pdf.
Here’s How it Works The Council goes through an extensive
process to establish annual management pri- orities. This year: The Council’s executive director – with considerable input from the technical staff – developed an initial list in
August. Requests by members of the public and all committees were considered. The draft was reviewed and modifi ed by the Executive Committee and previewed by the full Council in September. Council members voiced initial comments and requests for additions or modifi cations. Council members next ranked each proposed task on the draft list as a ”high,” “medium,” or “low” priority. Results were compiled and presented again to the Executive Committee, which made additional decisions. The Council spent close to three hours debating individual items during its November meeting, which resulted in several modifi cations to what became the fi nal 2017 approved list.
Canadian Fishing News Government of Canada announces con-
crete action on marine conservation December 3, 2016 - Cancun, Mexico Canada is taking action in the conserva- tion and long-term protection of marine biodiversity. At the recent Convention on Biological Diversity at the Conference of the Parties (COP13), the Honourable Dom- inic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced a new initiative that will facilitate meeting Canada’s marine conservation targets, and another that demonstrates Canada’s com- mitment to ensuring the long-term viability of the Sargasso Sea, a globally signifi cant marine ecosystem. The Minister announced, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the
Maine DMR News
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Commercial Fishing News
The Convention focused on actions to ensure the conservation, sustainable use, management, and restoration of biological diversity and ecosystems. While at the Convention, the Minister also continued dis- cussions with his international counterparts on other eff ective area-based conservation measures and the need for science-based decision making.
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