Interstate fisheries management support program

The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries participates in ACFCMA by continuing to enhance it's staff capabilities in the areas of Information Systems, Fisheries Economics and Population Dynamics. Specifically, these enhanced capabilities will allow the Division to develop and conduct more efficient quota monitoring systems, evaluate economic and population dynamics data as it relates to fisheries management plans, including plans developed by both the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and the Regional Fisheries Management Councils; assist DMF research and management projects with data entry and information systems development. ACFCMA also funds certain activities of the Division's Conservation Engineering Project, which, through fishing method and gear changes, seeks to reduce by-catch and by-catch mortality on species which are under ASMFC management. Grant no. NA56FG0254