The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) will convene an ad hoc committee to consider the use of Limited Access Privilege Programs (LAPPs) in the following mixed-use fisheries: Red Snapper, and Grouper and Tilefish, managed by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Wreckfish, managed by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Golden Tilefish, managed by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; and Bluefin Tuna, a Highly Migratory Species managed by the Secretary of Commerce. For each of the LAPPs, the committee will:
1. Assess the progress in meeting the goals of each relevant LAPP and the goals of the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA).
2. Assess the social, economic, and ecological effects of each relevant LAPP, considering each sector of the relevant fishery and related businesses, coastal fishing communities, and the environment.
3. Assess any impacts (positive and negative) to stakeholders in the relevant mixed-use fishery caused by the LAPP.
4. Recommend policies to address any negative impacts identified in #3, considering cost and/or feasibility.
5. Identify and recommend the different factors and information that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the Councils should consider when designing, establishing, or maintaining a LAPP in a mixed-use fishery to mitigate impacts to stakeholders to the extent practicable.
6. Review best practices and challenges faced in the design and implementation of LAPPs in all Council regions, including those not listed above.