NMFS Proposes Amendment to Atlantic Pelagic Longline Take Reduction Plan

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is proposing changes to the Atlantic Pelagic Longline Take Reduction Plan to reduce the number of short-finned pilot whales and Risso's dolphins killed or injured by the Atlantic pelagic longline fishery, in line with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).