Final Framework 18 to the Scallop FMP

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Final rule for Framework 18

• Sections 1 & 2:   Table of Contents & Introduction and Background
• Section 3.0:        Management Alternatives
• Section 4.0:        Description of Affected Environment
• Section 5.0:        Environmental Consequences of Alternatives
• Section 6.0:        Applicable Law
• Sections 7 - 8:    Glossary/Literature Cited

Attachment A - Framework 18 Decision Document

Attachment B- List of Threatened, Endangered, and Other Protected Species Inhabiting the Scallop Management Unit

Appendices
Appendix I - Economic and Social Trends in the Sea Scallop Fishery
Appendix II - Methods used for Sea Scallop Biological Projections
Appendix III - Total Bycatch Estimate of Loggerhead Turtles in the 2004 Atlantic Sea Scallop Dredge Fishery
Appendix IV - Summary of 2005 Sea Safety Information for the First Coast Guard District
Appendix V - 2004 Observed Bycatch Rates in the Scallop Fishery and Draft Working Paper on Estimating Total Bycatch of Yellowtail flounder, Barndoor skate, Monkfish and Cod
Appendix VI - Updated Scallop Assessment - Scallop Plan Development Team Report