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Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Amendment 34

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Center for Biological Diversity filed 3 comments on this docket between Nov 22, 2024 and Dec 9, 2024. 1 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 597d ago.

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Dec 9, 2024· Comment from Center for Biological Diversity· NOAA-NMFS-2024-0081-0013

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Dec 8, 2024· Comment from Center for Biological Diversity· NOAA-NMFS-2024-0081-0012

Please see attached the comments from 9,519 Center for Biological Diversity supporters urging you to set aside Año Nuevo Canyon, Ascension Canyon, and Sur Ridge for deep-sea coral restoration and research.

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Nov 22, 2024· Comment from Center for Biological Diversity· NOAA-NMFS-2024-0081-0006

Dear Regional Administrator Jennifer Quan and NOAA Fisheries, please see the attached 9,177 comments from Center for Biological Diversity supporters supporting an agency rule that protects three critical coral sites in Monterey Bay -- Sur Ridge, Año Nuevo Canyon, and Ascension Canyon -- from groundfish fishing gear, which will help conserve and restore beautiful deep-sea corals.

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Abstract

NMFS proposes regulations that would implement Amendment 34 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan. The proposed regulations include a closure to commercial groundfish bottom contact gear in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) at the site of Sur Ridge for coral research and restoration. The purpose of this action is to protect future deep-sea coral research and restoration projects at the Sur Ridge site from the impacts of fishing gear. The coral research and restoration projects are intended to restore injuries to habitat resulting from the sinking of the drydock YFD-70 in MBNMS in October 2016.

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