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Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP)
Section 316 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, as amended through January 12, 2007, required the Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with the Councils and other affected interests, and based upon the best scientific information available, to establish a Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP), including grants, to develop technological devices and other conservation engineering changes designed to minimize bycatch, seabird interactions, bycatch mortality, and post-release mortality in Federally managed fisheries. The BREP's first annual Report to Congress was issued in January 2009. What's New? (Last Updated: 5/4/09 )Emergency Rule: Bottom Longline Gear Restriction in the Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Fishery Removing Fishing Gear from Longline Caught Sea Turtles Gulf of Mexico Pelagic Longline Bluefin Tuna Mitigation Research--2008 Project Report Final Rule to Implement Amendment 30B to the FMP for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico Proceedings of the Technical Workshop on Mitigating Sea Turtle Bycatch in Coastal Net Fisheries Final Rule to Revise the Maximum Retainable Amounts of Groundfish in Gulf of Alaska Fisheries Final Rule to Revise Seabird Avoidance Requirements for Alaska Groundfish and Halibut Fisheries Notice of Availability of Amendment 18 to the FMP for Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region 2008 Shark Finning Report to Congress Endangered Species Research Journal Special Issue on Fisheries Bycatch Action Items and Recent Progress Updates for Regional Bycatch Implemtation Plans Available Characterization of the Shark Bottom Longline Fishery: 2008 Notice of Public Hearings on IUU-Bycatch Proposed Rule Proposed Rule to Implement Procedures to Address IUU Fishing and Bycatch Circle Hook Testing Data Template Bycatch Workshop at ICES Annual Science Conference (Berlin), September 21-25, 2009
Related SitesFishery management councils and commissions. NOAA Fisheries relies on a diverse array of partnerships to help reduce fisheries bycatch, and this site contains links to some of our most prominent partners. |
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