Adaptive Management Applications in U.S. Fisheries and Approaches to Analysis of Adaptive Management Programs Under the National Environmental Policy Act With Example Applications in Terrestrial Resource Management Scenarios
Abstract
The ever-changing conditions of U.S. fisheries require dynamic and adaptive management
measures to ensure sustainability of target species and the industries which rely
on them. Challenges of implementing such measures, as they relate to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process, often revolve around a need to fully analyze
any number of predictable alternative outcomes in a thorough and thoughtful manner
while avoiding the production of truly encyclopedic supporting documents. In fisheries
management such outcomes may evolve within varying temporal boundaries, as is the
case for species-specific rebuilding plans. Compounding issues may arise when: there
is a lack of economic or biological data; there are uncertainties in data that do
exist; or many complex regulations for the same fishery/species are implemented in
quick succession limiting the amount of data carried forward from one regulation to
inform the development of another.
The term “adaptive management” (AM) can take on various meanings depending upon its
application. In fisheries management, AM could be defined as a useful management tool
in situations where current and future biological and management uncertainties exist.
Using AM strategies in this application can have many benefits; however, it can also
create a very high number of permutations of reasonable alternatives making the associated
NEPA analysis complex and lengthy. The objective of this report is to explore the
biological and socioeconomic advantages of using AM strategies in fisheries management,
outline potential difficulties of building a strong NEPA analysis for AM actions,
and explore how other federal and state agencies are using AM.
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