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086 0 $aGA 1.13:GAO-07-881
088 $aGAO-07-881
110 1 $aUnited States.$bGovernment Accountability Office.
245 10 $aNational Marine Fisheries Service :$bimproved economic analysis and evaluation strategies needed for proposed changes to Atlantic large whale protection plan : report to the ranking member, Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, U.S. Senate.
246 30 $aImproved economic analysis and evaluation strategies needed for proposed changes to Atlantic large whale protection plan
246 17 $aAtlantic large whale take reduction
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bGAO,$c2007.
300 $aii, 53 p. :$bill. ;$c28 cm.
500 $aCover title.
500 $a"July 2007."
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
530 $aAlso available via the Internet from the GAO web site.
520 $aThe National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) developed the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction (ALWTR) plan to protect endangered large whales from entanglements in commercial fishing gear, which can cause injury or death. Because whales continued to die after the ALWTR plan went into effect, NMFS proposed revisions in 2005. GAO was asked to review these proposed revisions, including (1) their scientific basis and uncertainties regarding their effectiveness, (2) NMFS's plans to address concerns about the feasibility of implementing them, (3) the extent to which NMFS fully assessed the costs to the fishing industry and impacts on fishing communities, and (4) the extent to which NMFS developed strategies for fully evaluating their effectiveness. GAO reviewed the proposed changes to the ALWTR plan and obtained the views of NMFS officials, industry representatives, scientists, and conservationists. GAO recommends that NMFS revise its economic analysis to present a range of possible costs, expand its proposed gear-marking requirements, and develop a strategy to assess industry compliance. The agency reviewed a draft of this report and did not agree to revise its economic analysis or expand gear markings but did agree to develop a strategy to assess industry compliance.
650 0 $aWhales$xConservation$zAtlantic Ocean.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bNational Marine Fisheries Service.$tAtlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan.
710 1 $aUnited States.$bCongress.$bSenate.$bCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.$bSubcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0903/2007406849.html
856 41 $zView online pdf version (requires Adobe Acrobat reader to view):$uhttp://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07881.pdf