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Description: NOAA Fisheries designated coral protection areas on Georges Bank and in the Gulf of Maine in June 2021. Under the discretionary provisions for deep-sea coral protection in the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) developed this action to reduce the impacts of fishing gear on deep-sea corals after considering long-term sustainable uses of the fishery resources in the area. The NEFMC process took several years and included a high-degree of public input in the development of the final protection areas and associated measures. Deep-sea corals are important sources of habitat for many species of fish and invertebrates, including commercially important fish species. This action: <ul> <li>Establishes the Georges Bank Deep-Sea Coral Protection Area. This area is on the outer continental shelf in New England waters. It complements the Frank R. Lautenberg Deep-Sea Coral Protection Area established by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council in January 2017.</li> <li>Prohibits bottom-tending commercial fishing gear (with the exception of red crab pot gear) in the Georges Bank Coral Protection Area to protect deep-sea corals.</li> <li>Designates the Mount Desert Rock and Outer Schoodic Ridge Coral Protection Areas in the Gulf of Maine. Vessels are prohibited from fishing with bottom-tending mobile gear in these areas. Vessels are still able to fish for lobster in these areas using trap gear.</li> <li>Designates the Jordan Basin Dedicated Habitat Research Area in the Gulf of Maine as a dedicated habitat research area.</li> </ul> For more information, read the Northeast Ocean Data Portal Case Study, <a href="https://www.northeastoceandata.org/case-studies/balancing-deep-sea-coral-protection-and-commercial-fisheries/" target="_blank">Balancing Deep-Sea Coral Protection and Commercial Fisheries</a>, and visit the <a href="https://www.nefmc.org/library/omnibus-deep-sea-coral-amendment" target="_blank">NEFMC Omnibus Coral Amendment</a> page.

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Copyright Text: New England Fishery Management Council, 2018. For questions contact Michelle Bachman, mbachman@nefmc.org

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