NMFS Partially Approves Mid-Atlantic Unmanaged Forage Omnibus Amendment

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has partially approved and implemented regulations from the Mid-Atlantic Unmanaged Forage Omnibus Amendment, which aims to prevent the development of new and expand existing commercial fisheries on certain forage species until the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council has evaluated the potential impacts on existing fisheries, fishing communities, and the marine ecosystem.