Home > Term: emergency action (EA)
A fishery management council (FMC) may decide to propose an EA when a problem arises in a fishery that requires regulations sooner than a fishery management plan amendment can be proposed and implemented. Once implemented, an EA lasts for 90 days but can be extended by the Secretary of Commerce at the council's request.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Fishing
- Category: Marine fishery
- Organization: NOAA
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