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Sustainable Fisheries Division
263 13th Avenue South
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone: (727) 824-5305
Fax: (727) 824-5308
SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES DIVISION
The Sustainable Fisheries Division in the Southeast Regional Office is responsible for conserving and managing marine fishery resources in federal waters from North Carolina through Texas, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) authorizes NOAA Fisheries to manage the nation’s fisheries based on science.
NOAA Fisheries in the southeast works with three fishery management councils; the Gulf of Mexico, the South Atlantic, and the Caribbean Councils. The Councils are made up of state and territory directors, federal fishery managers, scientists, and fishing industry representatives appointed by each state’s Governor. Council members identify how a fishery should be managed, by using the best scientific data available, then develop a fishery management plan, and recommend regulatory actions if needed to NOAA Fisheries.
Sustainable Fisheries' main objective is to maintain healthy fish stocks important to commercial, recreational, and subsistence fisheries. The goal is to increase long-term economic and social benefits to the nation from living marine resources.
Sustainable Fisheries Programs
- Gulf of Mexico
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Gulf of Mexico Fisheries
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- South Atlantic
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South Atlantic Fisheries
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- Caribbean
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Caribbean Fisheries
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- LAPPs
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Limited Access Privilege Programs
- Social Sciences
- Regulations
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Regulations/Policy
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