National Standard 9

National Standard 9

Requires that "conservation and management measures shall, to the extent practicable, (a) minimise bycatch; and (b) to the extent bycatch cannot be avoided, minimise the mortality of such bycatch". The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has defined the term "to the extent practicable" to include a consideration of the effects of reducing bycatch and bycatch mortality on the overall benefit to the Nation.

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Industry/Domain: Fishing
Category: Marine fishery
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