The Master Plan: A Guide for the Development of Fishery Management Plans (December 2001)

As directed by the Marine Life Management Act of 1998

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• The Entire Master Plan
• Components of the Master Plan
  
  
  • Title Page
  • Executive Summary
  • Complete Table of Contents
  
  
  
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Preparation, Adoption, and Implementation of a Fishery Management Plan
  • Chapter 3: Prioritization of Fisheries
  • Chapter 4: Data Collection: Past and Present Activities and Future Needs
  • Chapter 5: Public Involvement in Fisheries Management
  • Chapter 6: Scientific Peer Review
  • Chapter 7: Master Plan Review
  
  
  
  • Appendix A: California Fish and Game Code Pertaining to the Marine Life Management Act
  • Appendix B: Sample Format of a Fishery Management Plan
  • Appendix C: Data Sources Used to Compile List of California's Marine Fisheries
  • Appendix D: Marine Fisheries Managed by the State
  • Appendix E: Management Authority for California's Marine Fisheries (by Species)
  • Appendix F: Management Authority for California's Marine Fisheries (by Gear)
  • Appendix G: List of Fishes, Invertebrates, and Algae Used in the Prioritization Approaches
  • Appendix H: Prioritization Approach A Used to Identify Top Finfishes for Fishery Management Plans
  • Appendix I: Prioritization Approach B Used to Identify Top Finfishes for Fishery Management Plans
  • Appendix J: California Marine Fisheries Requiring Logbooks
  • Appendix K: Principles of Public Involvement
  • Appendix L: California Commercial Marine Fisheries Using a Restricted Access Program
  • Appendix M: Definitions and Descriptions of Public Involvement Terms
  • Appendix N: Dispute Resolution Process for Fishery Management Plans
  • Appendix O: Comments Received and Response to Comments
  
  
  
  • Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
  • References