Sec. 904. Adopting a fishery management plan
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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this title, the Commission shall prepare and adopt by vote a fishery management plan and submit the plan to the Secretary. In adopting a fishery management plan under subsection (a), the Commission shall ensure— adequate opportunity for public participation prior to a vote under subsection (a), including— at least 1 public hearing held in each Gulf coastal State; and procedures for submitting written comments on the fishery management plan to the Commission and for making such comments and responses of the Commission available to the public; and that such plan contains standards and procedures for the long-term sustainability of Gulf of Mexico red snapper based on the available science.
The fishery management plan shall address the quotas of Gulf of Mexico red snapper on the date of the enactment of this title as follows: Based on stock assessments, the fishery management plan may increase the quota apportioned to commercial fishing in a fair and equitable manner. Except as provided in paragraph (3), the fishery management plan shall not reduce such quota until the end of the 3-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this title. If there is a reduction in the stock of Gulf of Mexico red snapper before the end of the period described in paragraph (2), the fishery management plan shall reduce quotas apportioned to all fishing sectors in a fair and equitable manner that ensures a sustainable harvest of Gulf of Mexico red snapper.
The fishery management plan shall describe standards of compliance for Gulf coastal States to use in developing fishery management measures.