The Billfish Foundation submitted our comments to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council to consider Bullet Tunas, Auxis rochei, and similar Frigate Mackerel, Auxis thazard to the dolphin/wahoo fishery management plan as ecosystem component species, so they can acknowledge the role the two currently unmanaged species play as important prey for both dolphin and wahoo.
Read our official comments below.
SAFMC19DolphinWahEcoConScop
You still have time to submit your comments to the council! May 16th is the deadline. Click here to submit your comments.
May 14, 2019
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The Billfish Foundation submitted our comments to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council to consider Bullet Tunas, Auxis rochei, and similar Frigate Mackerel, Auxis thazard to the dolphin/wahoo fishery management plan as ecosystem component species, so they can acknowledge the role the two currently unmanaged species play as important prey for both dolphin and wahoo.
Read our official comments below.
SAFMC19DolphinWahEcoConScop
You still have time to submit your comments to the council! May 16th is the deadline. Click here to submit your comments.
The Billfish Foundation submitted our comments to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council to consider Bullet Tunas, Auxis rochei, and similar Frigate Mackerel, Auxis thazard to the dolphin/wahoo fishery management plan as ecosystem component species, so they can acknowledge the role the two currently unmanaged species play as important prey for both dolphin and wahoo.
Read our official comments below.
SAFMC19DolphinWahEcoConScop
You still have time to submit your comments to the council! May 16th is the deadline. Click here to submit your comments.
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