Draft Amendment 2 to the Monkfish FMP DSEIS

Reviewer Letter
Section 1: Table of Contents/Introduction & Executive Summary

Section 2: Background, Purpose and Need
Section 3: Goals and Objectives Section 4: Proposed Fishery Management Program Alternatives
4.1: Alternatives under consideration
4.2: Alternatives considered but rejected Section 5: Affected Environment
5.1 Biological Environment
5.2 Physical Environment
5.3 Human Environment of the Fishery
5.4 Habitat Considerations
Section 6: Environmental Consequences
6.1-6.2 Introduction to Analysis of impacts/Biological Impacts
6.3 Impacts on EFH
6.4 Economic Impacts (PREE)

6.5 Social and Community Impacts

6.6 Cumulative Effects

Sections 7 & 8: Magnuson-Stevens Act Consistency/Consistency with Other Applicable Law

Section 9: Index

Appendix I: Summary table of Amendment 2 Alternatives, Impacts and Issues

Appendix II: Habitat Considerations - Gear Effects