Please write to the contact listed at the bottom of the page. In addition, FMPs must identify ways to minimize the potential adverse impacts caused by fishing and non-fishing activities, to the extent practicable.
Consultations can be for a category of actions or for specific proposals.
The level of analysis and type of consultation is commensurate with the degree of impact. Federal Agencies must consult on activities that may adversely affect EFH in order to comply with the legislative mandate. The MOU will allow MMS to set a uniform national procedure, and at the same time it will allow each MMS region to customize its consultations by deciding which type of consultation to use for different activities. The NMFS makes conservation recommendations for the proposed lease sale area. If the Region accepts those recommendations, then no further consultation is required.