Newport, R.I. — The National Marine Fisheries Service will soon begin an extensive review of the agency’s management process.
The review will begin with the agency’s operations in New England and will expand to other regions across the nation, NMFS chief Eric Schwaab told the New England Fisheries Management Council at its Sept. 28-30 meeting in Newport, R.I.
Schwaab told the council that, since being appointed to his current position eight months ago, much of his time has been taken up by the BP/Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
“At this point, while the event is not over, we’re moving from the response phase to what will likely be a longer-term but, hopefully, more predictable restoration down there,” Schwaab said.
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