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:::::::-.. ......... <br /> ......,:::::::.:.... ..,...::::::::„:„.... <br /> ..„.::::::::::::::::, ._...::::::::::::::::::::: ....::::::::::.,... FISHERIES PLAN ..„:„.........„... ":„......:::„ ,....:::::::::::„ <br /> .. <br /> .::::::....... ......::::::::::„......... ....::.,::.::::::........., . <br /> ...::::::::::::::„:„. ....,:::::„:„:„...., ....„.::::„:„.„.. <br /> :::::.. ,...„,...... _...:,::::... .„...„., . ...........:::: ..::::.:, Objective iv <br /> e <br /> A. <br /> Control over-fishing by developing and implementing <br /> fishery management plans for all important estuarine <br /> ....... ... <br /> species <br /> . <br /> Tanning by the N.C.Marine Fisheries Commission and the N.C. <br /> Wildlife Resources Commission would improve the coordina <br /> io <br /> n scientific justification and predictability of fisheries man- ;:: <br /> ' agement Modifying the license structure would supply the ' <br /> improved and expanded data necessary for management planning. <br /> MANAGEMENT ACTIONS <br /> ..... ...... ....... T Develop and implement management plans for fisheries <br /> that are important to recreational and commercial fishing - . <br /> 'y interests. These plans would include recovery objectives <br /> for severely depleted stocks by 1999. <br /> Explanation: . <br /> State <br /> fishery <br /> management�e <br /> ment <br /> plans will al- <br /> ...... low <br /> Marine Fisheries Commission and Wildlife ....... ....... ...... <br /> Resources Commission to identify and maintain <br /> healthy stocks of important commercial and recrea- <br /> tional fish. The plans will enhance depleted and de- <br /> dining g <br /> stocks <br /> and restore e economic <br /> l important <br /> ..... species for future harvest <br /> Modify the existing marine fisheries license structure to <br /> improve ve <br /> data collection llec 'o i <br /> n <br /> with respect ct to <br /> landings, d m <br /> e o- <br /> - graphics and fishing effort, and to generate increased ....... <br /> revenues for fisheries management. <br /> Explanation: A license system that enhances fisheries <br /> data collection is critical to <br /> g imp <br /> le-in and i e- <br /> P <br /> m 1 <br /> . menting state fishery� management plans.In addition, ..... <br /> license revenues can support fisheries research,habi- <br /> tat restoration and other management improvements. <br /> The Division of Marine Fisheries is severely under- <br /> funded and is <br /> currently limited in its ability to <br /> protect <br /> ect <br /> .... ....... our fis h <br /> e ' <br /> es resource. <br /> • <br /> 27 <br />