Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Reauthorized

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Other Provisions

The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 calls for renewed efforts to end overfishing, increase use of market-based management tools, and apply ecosystem approaches to management. The law: establishes a firm deadline to end overfishing; authorizes the use of market-based limited access privilege programs; requires establishment of a regionally based registry for recreational fishermen; strengthens fisheries enforcement; authorize the Secretary to provide assistance to the Regional Fishery Management Councils for development of regional ecosystem pilot programs; and establishes Community Based Restoration Programs that utilize public-private partnerships to restore fishery and coastal habitat, in line with the President’s Cooperative Conservation Agenda. This legislation is an important step for the United States to continue our rebuilding efforts of the nation’s fisheries. This act will allow our fishers to utilize all of the tools that are available, so their fishing businesses can operate safely and economically.

IFQ Referenda Guidelines

• NMFS proposes guidelines and procedures for determining procedures and voting eligibility requirements for referenda on Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) program proposals (PDF)

Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program

• NMFS releases report to Congress on the Implementation of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (PDF)

Disclosure of Financal Interest and Recusal

• 2007 Report on Disclosure of Financial Interest and Recusal Requirements For Councils and SSCs Under MSRA (PDF)

Bycatch Reduction and Engineering Program

• NMFS Adopts the Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (PDF)

Hurricane Impacts

• Report to Congress on the Hurricane Impacts on Habitat (PDF) - 13MB | 43MB)
• Errata (8-7-07) (PDF)
• Report to Congress on the Hurricane Impacts on Fisheries (PDF)

Exempted Fishing Activities

• NMFS requests comments on research activities, exempted fishing, and exempted educational activities (PDF)

Disaster Assistance

• NMFS Request for Comments on Fisheries Disaster Assistance

Excess Harvesting Capacity

• NMFS Releases Report on Excess Harvesting Capacity in U.S. Fisheries (PDF)
• Appendix C of Report (PDF)

Council Training

• Council Training Syllabus (PDF)

Actions by the Councils

• Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Report on Council Management Coordination (PDF)
• Klamath River Coho Salmon Recovery Plan (PDF)
• New England Groundfish: Report to Congress (PDF)
• Analysis of State Fisheries in the Northeast (Section 110) (PDF)
• Analysis of State Fisheries in the Pacific Islands (Section 110) (PDF)