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Main Title 1996 Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Coast black sea bass fishery management plan
CORP Author Environmental Protection Agency, Annapolis, MD. Chesapeake Bay Program.
Publisher Chesapeake Bay Program,
Year Published 1996
Report Number EPA 903-R-96-009; CBP/TRS-151/96
Stock Number PB97-116412
OCLC Number 37273405
Subjects Fishery management--Middle Atlantic States ; Black sea bass
Additional Subjects Fishery management ; Cheseapeake Bay ; Atlantic Coast ; Conservation ; Harvests ; Habitats ; Protection ; Restoration ; Black Sea Bass ; Centropristis striata
Internet Access
Description Access URL
https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=2000W0YA.PDF
Holdings
Library Call Number Additional Info Location Last
Modified
Checkout
Status
EJAD  EPA 903/R-96-009 Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA 08/13/1999
EJDD  CB 00722 Env Science Center Library/Ft Meade,MD 07/18/1997
NTIS  PB97-116412 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 57 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Abstract
The goal of the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Coast Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP) is to: 'enhance and perpetuate black seas bass stocks and their habitat in Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, and throughout the Atlantic coast, so as to generate optimum long-term ecological, social and economic benefits from their commercial and recreational harvest and utilization over time.' The black sea bass stock supports important recreational and commercial fisheries along the Atlantic coast. Virginia and Maryland harvested approximately 34% of the total northeastern Atlantic Coast commercial landings (1983-1994) and 31% of the recreational landings (1983-1992). Over 84% of the commercial catch (1983-1994) and 79% of the recreational catch are harvested from the federal Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ, 3-200 miles offshore). Even though the majority of the black sea bass are harvested from federal waters, there is a significant coastal fishery. The Chesapeake Bay serves as a vital nursery and feeding ground for young black sea bass.
Notes
"EPA 903-R-96-009." "CBP/TRS 151/96." "October, 1996." Includes bibliographical references (p. 26-30).