Addressed commercial harvesters using bully net gear, commercial daily vessel harvest and possession limits, and modified federal regulatory language.

Addressed spiny lobster annual catch limit and recreational traps.

Included in the Comprehensive Dealer Reporting Amendment. Modified permitting and reporting requirements for seafood dealers receiving federally managed species under eight fishery management plans.

Established measures to help protect threatened and endandered species and created 60 new closed areas.

Set regulations regarding the use of undersized lobster as attractants in the Florida exclusive economic zone.

Established annual catch limits and accountability measures, removed species, redefined biological reference points, and updated the framework process.

Included in the Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 1. Established deepwater Coral Habitat Areas of Particular Concern (CHAPC) and established Shrimp Fishery Access Areas and Allowable Golden Crab Fishing Areas within the CHAPCs. Provided spatial information for Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) and EFH-HAPC under multiple fishery management plans.

Set minimum size limit and regulations for importation of spiny lobster.

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council amendment that created two no-use marine reserves in the Tortugas.

Included in the Comprehensive EFH Amendment. Identified essential fish habitat (EFH) and established EFH-habitat areas of particular concern (HAPC) for managed species in the South Atlantic.

Included in the Comprehensive Sustainable Fisheries Act Amendment. Addressed definitions and other required provisions of the Sustainable Fisheries Act in South Atlantic fishery management plans.

Allowed the harvest of two lobsters per person per day for all fishermen year round, but only north of the Florida/Georgia border.

Modified recreational season regulations, bag limits, and allowable gears within those seasons.

Established a trap certification program and modified possession, gear, bag limit, and diving regulations.

Defined overfishing and clarified that NMFS may charge the administrative cost of issuing permits.

Modified the statement of optimum yield, established a protocol and procedure for a cooperative state/Council management system, and added information on vessel safety and habitat.

Modified various size limits, permitting requirements, possession and season regulations.

Included provisions to protect long term yields and prevent depletion of lobster stocks, implemented a minimum size limit, gear limitations, possession limits, and seasonal restrictions.