Reference Documents

a. Fisheries Management (01) – summary of relevant policies
b. Protected Resources (02) and Habitat Conservation (03) – summary of relevant policies
c. Science and Technology (04), Law Enforcement (06), Seafood Inspection (07), International Affairs (08), National Environmental Policy Act (10) – summary of relevant policies
d. Administration and Operations (30) – summary of relevant policies

Subfolders: These documents correspond with the categories of the policies above, with PDFs containing the full policy directives and procedures included for all policies relevant to the Council process.

Administration and Operations
30-129 Stakeholder Participation
30-131-01 Review and Clearance of NEPA Documents
30-132 NEPA Compliance
30-133 Policy on Electronic Technologies and Fishery-Dependent Data
30-133-01 MRIP Electronic Reporting Technologies
30-133-01-01 MRIP Road Map

Fisheries Management
01-101-01 Procedures for Secretarial Review
01-101-03 NMFS Operational Guidelines for MSA
01-101-04 Protocol for Regulatory Training Program
01-101-06 Improved Coordination of Regulatory Policy Issues
01-101-07 Policy Guidelines for Use of Emergency Rules
01-106 Policy on Bycatch
01-106-01 Managing Nation's Bycatch
01-106-02 Standardized Bycatch Monitoring Approach
01-107 Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program
01-108 Exempted Permits
01-108-01 EFP Implementation
01-108-02 Improving EFP Process
01-111 RFA and RIR Review Process
01-111-02 Guidance for Social Impact Assessment
01-111-03 Significant Rules of RFA
01-111-04 Regulatory Analysis
01-113-01 Managing Fishing Capacity
01-113-01 Plan of Action for Managing Fishing Capacity
01-114 MPA Nomination Process
01-115 FMC SOPP's
01-115-01 Approval of FMC SOPP's
01-116 FMC FInancial Disclosure's
01-116-01 Review FMC Financial Disclosures
01-117 ESA Section 7 with MSA Processes
01-118 Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Policy
01-119 Fisheries Allocation Review
01-119-01 Criteria for Initiating Allocation Reviews
01-119-02 Recommended Practices for Allocation Decisions
01-120 EBFM Policy
01-120-01 NOAA EBFM Roadmap
01-121 Catch Share Policy
01-121-01 Guidance for Review of Catch Share Programs

Habitat Conservation
03-201-01 EFH Policy
03-201-05 Integrating MSFCMA EFH Consultations with ESA Section 7 Consultations
03-201-11 Guide to EFH Consultations

Protected Resources
02-104 ESA Recreational Fisheries
02-110-14 Sea Turtle Conservation
03-101 Habitat Conservation Policy

Science & Technology
04-114 Transition Plans for MRIP
04-114-01 Guidance Transition plans for MRIP
04-114-01-01 Transition Plan for the Fishing Effort Survey