Audubon Nature Institute's Gulf United for Lasting Fisheries (G.U.L.F.) has spent the last year working with the blue crab industry in Texas to create a Marine Advancement Plan (MAP). MAPs are a collaborative effort between G.U.L.F., management, and industry to advance the fishery towards greater sustainability.
"Texas Parks and Wildlife Department does a great job managing the blue crab fisheries in Texas state waters," said Laura Picariello, Research Manager for G.U.L.F. "Our goal is to continue working with the blue crab industry to increase sustainability by addressing the few gaps that exist in our Sustainability Benchmarking Report."
Before creating the Action Plan for Texas blue crab, G.U.L.F. assessed the fishery against internationally accepted standards of sustainability. "The score for Texas blue crab was quite high," continues Picariello. "From there, we met with management and industry on how to address what few gaps exist and developed recommendations and actions to increase the sustainability of the fishery."
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