What US Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 USC ch 38): Federal Fishery Management and the EEZ requires
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. ch. 38) is the primary federal statute governing the management of marine fisheries in US federal waters, administered by the National Marine Fisheries Service of NOAA. Section 1801 sets the findings, purposes and policy, including conserving and managing fishery resources and preventing overfishing while achieving optimum yield. Section 1802 supplies the definitions, including overfishing and optimum yield. Section 1811 declares the sovereign rights of the United States to fish and its fishery-management authority within the exclusive economic zone (generally out to 200 nautical miles). Section 1851 sets the ten national standards for fishery conservation and management, including that conservation measures prevent overfishing, be based on the best scientific information available, and not discriminate among residents of different States. Section 1852 establishes the eight Regional Fishery Management Councils, and section 1853 sets the required and discretionary contents of fishery management plans. Enforcement is direct: section 1857 lists the prohibited acts, section 1858 provides civil penalties for violations, and section 1859 provides criminal offenses. The Act is the legal foundation of US federal fishery management, the prevention of overfishing, and the regional-council planning system.
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Primary source: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2022-title16/html/USCODE-2022-title16-chap38.htm
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- Magnuson-Stevens Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 - findings, purposes and policy.
- Magnuson-Stevens Act, 16 U.S.C. 1802 - definitions.
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