THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING, AND MEDICINE
Division on Earth and Life Studies
Ocean Studies Board
Committee on the Use of Limited Access Privilege Programs in Mixed-Use Fisheries
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Congressional Briefing
Wednesday, August 4, 2021 – 11:00 a.m.
via Zoom
on
The Use of Limited Access Privilege Programs in Mixed-Use Fisheries
This new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine -- requested by Congress in P.L. 115-405, Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018 -- examines the impacts of Limited Access Privilege Programs (LAPPs) on mixed-use fisheries, defined as fisheries where recreational, charter, and commercial fishing sectors target the same species or stocks. The report offers recommendations for NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the Regional Fishery Management Councils (the Councils) who oversee and manage federally regulated fisheries. For each of the five mixed-use fisheries included in the report, the committee examined available fisheries data and analyses and collected testimony from fishery participants, relevant Councils, and NMFS regional experts through a series of public meetings.
This briefing was for members of Congress and congressional staff only. The report was publicly released on August 5, 2021 and can be found, in its entirety, on the Web site of the National Academies Press.