Środowisko i energia · 29.10.2004

Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments

EPA expressed concerns about the cumulative impacts to native Hawaiian cultural resources, visual resources, and species impacts, and asked for more information supporting the selection of the proposed alternative. ERP No. D-NOA-K91013-HI Rating EC2, Seabird Interaction Mitigation Methods, To Reduce Interaction with Seabird in Hawaii-Based Longline Fishery and Pelagic Squid Fishery Management, To Establish an Effective Management Framework for Pelagic Squid Fisheries, Fishery Management Plan, Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region, Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S. and High Sea. Summary: EPA expressed concerns over the impacts to seabirds associated with the preferred alternative, and requested more information on the effects of the newly-established U.S. squid fishery of protected species. ERP No. D-NOA-L91025-00 Rating EC2, 2005-2006 Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery, Proposed Acceptable Biological Catch and Optimum Yield Specifications and Management Measures, WA, OR and CA. Summary: EPA expressed concerns about projected exceedences for optimum yields for canary and widow rockfish, impacts on essential fish habitat, and the need to increase observer coverage for bette