Interjurisdictional
Fisheries Act of 1986 (Act) projects are carried out to gather
information and conduct activities that support management of
United States multi-jurisdictional fisheries. These projects
respond to fishery research, habitat, and law enforcement needs
under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative
Management Act, Great Lakes Fisheries Commission's Strategic
Plan, and the individual multi jurisdictional State and interstate
marine fisheries commission's fisheries management planning
programs. Total annual funding distributed to the Southeast
Regional grant recipients averages $1M. Each states' share is
based on an apportionment formula using the three most recent
calendar years of data, as stated in the Interjurisdicational
Fisheries Act. Many of the projects funded are long term based
elements that support the fishery management programs in Federal,
State, and Territorial fisheries. Therefore, funding under the
Act provides a stable funding base for much of the interstate
and Federal fisheries management programs that are carried out
in U.S. waters.
Accomplishments
for the Southeast Region
Preparation,
monitoring of FMPs for such species as blue crab, menhaden,
striped mullet, shrimp, striped bass, Spanish mackerel, oyster,
black drum, spotted seatrout, bluefish, flounder, croakers,
and other bottom fish, conchs, eels, and sheepshead.
Alabama blue crab management plan
Florida
shrimp fishery management and genetic studies on shrimp, stone
crab, and blue crab
Study
of the status of Atlantic sturgeon in Georgia
Monitoring
and Assessment of Mississippi's marine fish and shellfish
populations
Collection
and analysis of North Carolina marine finfish operations
Collection
of commercial landings and biostatistics from Puerto Rico
and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Alabama
and Mississippi enforcement activities for Interjurisdictional
fishery resources
Maintain
reporting services on the commercial finfish and shellfish
resources of Puerto Rico
Provide
information on the parrotfish fishery in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Conduct
a fishery independent survey for large and small coastal sharks
in state and Federal waters off of South Carolina
