Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act [16 U.S.C. §§ 1801-1884] , commonly referred to as the Magnuson-Stevens Act, is the primary law governing marine fisheries management in the U.S. The law is named after Warren G. Magnuson, former U.S. Senator from Washington state, and Ted Stevens, the current senior Senator from Alaska.
The Magnuson-Stevens Act was originally passed as the "Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976" [U.S. Public Law 94-265] . The U.S. Congress later passed two major sets of amendedments to the law, first with the "Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996" [U.S. Public Law 104-297] and then 10 years later with the "Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006" [U.S. Public Law 109-479] .
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* [http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/msa2005/docs/MSA_amended_msa%20_20070112_FINAL.pdf PDF version of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, as amended through January 12, 2007]
* [http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/msa2007/index.html NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service website on the most recent reauthorization of the Magnusion-Stevens Act]
* [http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/ NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service website on the Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996]
* [http://laws.fws.gov/lawsdigest/fishcon.html Short overview of the Act by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]
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