Binational fisheries management plan for Amistad Reservoir
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, National Park Service, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Secretaria de Agricultura, Ganaderia, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentacion, lnstituto Nacional de Pesca, Comision Nacional del Agua, Secretaria de Turismo, SCT, Gobierno del Estado de Coahuila. 2006. Binational fisheries management plan for Amistad Reservoir. Del Rio, TX
"There are two US Federal agencies and one US State agency, one Federal Mexico agency, one Mexico Federal National Fisheries Commission, and one State Mexico Agency with interest and management responsibility for the fishery resources of Amistad Reservoir. There is no common management plan in place. Both the US and Mexico have promoted and regulated fish harvest, and carried out independent fish stocking practices in the past with no coordinated management goals. This plan was developed to provide a mechanism for coordination in fisheries management actions among the state of Texas, the US National Park Service, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the Secretaria de Agricultura, Ganaderia, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentacion (SAGARPA) and Comision Nacional de Pesca (CONAPESCA). Each of these agencies has responsibilities for management and use of the fishery resources of the reservoir and their legislated mandates for management must be accommodated. In the past, different regulations, management philosophies, and missions among these government entities have led to the absence of a unified approach to managing the reservoir fisheries and potentially conflicting management actions. This plan seeks to provide a more unified approach which hasn't existed in the past. Through a Binational Fisheries Management Plan, coordinated management of fish stocks, consistent and complementary harvest regulations, coordinated biological and chemical monitoring, and coordinated fish stocking and habitat management actions can begin to occur. This plan attempts to lay out agreements in regard to communication protocols, management goals and strategies, law enforcement assistance, joint public education and information efforts, public access, and important scientific studies to be undertaken." (from report)
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; National Park Service; US Fish & Wildlife Service; Secretaria de Agricultura, Ganaderia, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentacion; lnstituto Nacional de Pesca; Comision Nacional del Agua; Secretaria de Turismo; SCT; Gobierno del Estado de Coahuila
- Date of Issue
- 2006
- Units
- AMIS
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Fish, Fisheries, Laws, Management, Policy, Stocking