| Magnuson-Stevens Act Implementation Activity List |
| C in Activity number is Council Activity |
| N in Activity number is NMFS Activity | November 10 2003 |
| C-01.01 | DEFINITIONS: Amend FMPs and FMP regulations for consistency with SFA Section |
| Completed | 102 definitions [MSFCMA Sec. 3] |
| New England Fishery Management Council |
| C-01.02 | FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS: Required provisions in FMPs [SFA Sec. 108(a) pp. |
| Completed | 40-42; MSFCMA Sec. 303(a)] |
| New England Fishery Management Council |
| C-01.03 | COUNCIL SOPPs: Revise to reflect SFA requirements [SFA Sec. 107; MSFCMA Sec. |
| 302] |
| New England Fishery Management Council |
| C-02.01 | DEFINITIONS: Amend FMPs and FMP regulations for consistency with SFA Section |
| 102 definitions |
| Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council |
| C-02.02 | FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS: Required provisions in FMPs [Sec. 108(a); pp. |
| 40-42] |
| Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council |
| C-02.03 | COUNCIL SOPPs: Revise to reflect SFA requirements |
| Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council |
| C-03.01 | DEFINITIONS: Amend FMPs and FMP regulations for consistency with SFA Section |
| Completed | 102 definitions |
| South Atlantic Fishery Management Council |
| C-03.02 | FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS: Required provisions in FMPs (SFA Sec. 108(a); |
| Completed | M-SFCMA Sec. 303) |
| South Atlantic Fishery Management Council |
| C-03.03 | COUNCIL SOPPs: Revise to reflect SFA requirements |
| South Atlantic Fishery Management Council |
| C-04.01 | DEFINITIONS: Amend FMPs and FMP regulations for consistency with SFA Section |
| Completed | 102 definitions |
| Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council |
| C-04.02 | FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS: Required provisions in FMPs [Sec. 108(a); pp. |
| Completed | 40-42] |
| Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council |
| C-04.03 | COUNCIL SOPPs: Revise to reflect SFA requirements |
| Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council |
| C-05.01 | DEFINITIONS: Amend FMPs and FMP regulations for consistency with SFA Section |
| 102 definitions |
| Caribbean Fishery Management Council |
| C-05.02 | FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS: Required provisions in FMPs [Sec. 108(a); pp. |
| 40-42] |
| Caribbean Fishery Management Council |
| C-05.03 | COUNCIL SOPPs: Revise to reflect SFA requirements |
| Caribbean Fishery Management Council |
| C-06.01 | DEFINITIONS: Amend FMPs and FMP regulations for consistency with SFA Section |
| 102 definitions |
| Pacific Fishery Management Council |
| C-06.02 | FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS: Required provisions in FMPs [Sec. 108(a); pp. |
| 40-42] |
| Pacific Fishery Management Council |
| C-06.03 | COUNCIL SOPPs: Revise to reflect SFA requirements |
| Pacific Fishery Management Council |
| C-06.04 | SHELLFISH FMP: Prepare an FMP for shellfish fisheries especially Dungeness |
| Completed | crabs [SFA Sec. 112(d); MSFCMA Sec 306] |
| Pacific Fishery Management Council |
| C-07.01 | DEFINITIONS: Amend FMPs and FMP regulations for consistency with SFA Section |
| 102 definitions |
| North Pacific Fishery Management Council |
| C-07.02 | FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS: Required provisions in FMPs [Sec. 108(a); pp. |
| 40-42] |
| North Pacific Fishery Management Council |
| C-07.03 | COUNCIL SOPPs: Revise to reflect SFA requirements |
| North Pacific Fishery Management Council |
| C-07.04 | NORTH PACIFIC BYCATCH REDUCTION: Prepare conservation and management |
| Completed | measures to lower economic discards [Sec .117(a)(3); p.113] |
| North Pacific Fishery Management Council |
| C-07.05 | RUSSIAN FISHING IN THE BERING SEA: Prepare a report to Congress [Sec. 105(g); |
| Completed | p. 27-28] |
| North Pacific Fishery Management Council |
| C-07.06 | NORTH PACIFIC LOAN PROGRAM: Prepare recommendation on uses of fees in the |
| Completed | halibut-sablefish fisheries [Sec. 108(g); pp. 53-54] |
| North Pacific Fishery Management Council |
| C-07.07 | NORTH PACIFIC CATCH MEASUREMENT: Prepare management procedures and |
| Completed | regulations for measurement of entire catch [Sec. 117(a)(3); p. 115] |
| North Pacific Fishery Management Council |
| C-07.08 | NORTH PACIFIC CATCH MEASUREMENT: Submit a plan to Congress for weighing |
| Completed | catch by processors and processing vessels [Sec. 117(a)(3); p. 115] |
| North Pacific Fishery Management Council |
| C-07.09 | NORTH PACIFIC FULL RETENTION AND UTILIZATION OF CATCH: Submit a report to |
| the Secretary on advisability of full catch retention by vessels and full utilization of |
| landings by processors [Sec. 117(a)(3); p. 115-116] |
| North Pacific Fishery Management Council |
| C-07.10 | ALASKA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: Establish western Alaska CDQ |
| Completed | programs for all M-SFCMA fisheries [Sec. 111(a)(1); pp. 85-89] |
| North Pacific Fishery Management Council |
| C-08.01 | DEFINITIONS: Amend FMPs and FMP regulations for consistency with SFA Section |
| Completed | 102 definitions |
| Western Pacific Fishery Management Council |
| C-08.02 | FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS: Required provisions in FMPs [Sec. 108(a); pp. |
| Completed | 40-42] |
| Western Pacific Fishery Management Council |
| C-08.03 | COUNCIL SOPPs: Revise to reflect SFA requirements |
| Western Pacific Fishery Management Council |
| C-08.04 | PACIFIC INSULAR AREAS: Develop marine conservation plans and regulations |
| [Sec. 105(e)(4); pp. 21-23] |
| Western Pacific Fishery Management Council |
| C-08.05 | WESTERN PACIFIC DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS: Develop criteria for project |
| selection and establish an advisory panel [Sec. 111(b); p. 91] |
| Western Pacific Fishery Management Council |
| C-08.06 | WESTERN PACIFIC DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS: Annual report to Congress [Sec. |
| 111(b); p. 92] |
| Western Pacific Fishery Management Council |
| C-08.07 | WESTERN PACIFIC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS: Develop criteria for |
| Western Pacific community development quota programs [Sec. 111(a)(2); pp. 89-91] |
| Western Pacific Fishery Management Council |
| N-01.01 | DEFINITIONS: Review all existing definitions in FMP regulations for inconsistencies |
| Completed | with SFA language |
| N-01.02 | DEFINITIONS: Review all existing definitions in FMP regulations for inconsistencies |
| Completed | with SFA language |
| N-01.03 | DEFINITIONS: Review all existing definitions in FMP regulations for inconsistencies |
| Completed | with SFA language |
| N-01.04 | DEFINITIONS: Review all existing definitions in FMP regulations for inconsistencies |
| Completed | with SFA language |
| N-01.05 | DEFINITIONS: Review all existing definitions in FMP regulations for inconsistencies |
| Completed | with SFA language |
| N-01.06 | DEFINITIONS: Advise Council Chairmen and Executive Directors of need to review |
| Completed | and amend FMPs and FMP regulations for consistency with SFA language |
| N-01.07 | DEFINITIONS: Amend HMS FMPs and FMP regulations for consistency with SFA |
| Completed | Section 102 definitions |
| N-02.01 | FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS: Advise Councils of required provisions in FMPs |
| Completed | [Sec. 108(a); pp. 40-42] |
| N-02.02 | FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS: Required provisions in HMS FMPs [Sec. 108(a); pp. |
| Completed | 40-42] |
| N-03.01 | REVISE OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES |
| Completed |
| N-04.01 | NATIONAL STANDARDS: Publication of revised policies as National Standard |
| Completed | guidelines |
| N-05.01 | PREVENT OVERFISHING AND REBUILD STOCKS: Revise Section 600.310 regulations |
| Completed | [Sec. 102(7); p. 9] re: "Optimum" |
| N-05.02 | PREVENT OVERFISHING AND REBUILD STOCKS: Rebuild overfished stocks [Sec. |
| Completed | 108(a)(1); p. 40] Revise Section 600.310 regulations |
| N-05.03 | PREVENT OVERFISHING AND REBUILD STOCKS: Specify criteria to identify |
| Completed | overfishing end overfishing and rebuild stocks [Sec. 108(a)(7); p. 41]; Revise |
| Section 600.310 regulations |
| N-05.04 | PREVENT OVERFISHING AND REBUILD STOCKS: Requirement to establish |
| Completed | programs to rebuild stocks [Sec. 109(e) p. 64-68; Sec. 110(b) p. 78]: Revise Section |
| 600.310 and 600.315 regulations |
| N-06.01 | FISHING COMMUNITIES: Add National Standard 8 and guidelines to Part 600 |
| Completed | subpart E regulations [Sec. 106(b); p. 28]: |
| N-06.02 | FISHING COMMUNITIES: National Standard 8: Interpret "sustained participation" |
| Completed | [Sec. 106(b); p. 28]: |
| N-06.03 | FISHING COMMUNITIES: National Standard 8: Interpret "substantially dependent" |
| Completed | and "substantially engaged" [Sec. 106(b); p. 28]: |
| N-07.01 | BYCATCH: National Standard 9: Add National Standard 9 and guidelines to Part |
| Completed | 600 subpart E regulations [Sec. 106(b); pp.28-29] |
| N-08.01 | SAFETY AT SEA: National Standard 10: Add National Standard 10 and related |
| Completed | guidelines to regulations at Part 600 Subpart E [SFA Sec. 106(b) pp 28-29; |
| M-SFCMA Sec. 301(a)(10)] |
| N-09.01 | COUNCIL HANDBOOK: Revise to include new requirements |
| Completed |
| N-09.02 | SOPPs: Letter to Councils and NMFS/HMS Division on need to change SOPPs to |
| Completed | conform with SFA requirements |
| N-09.03 | SPECIAL COUNCIL REQUIREMENTS: Letter from Alaska Regional Administrator |
| Completed | advising Council of special requirements |
| N-09.04 | SPECIAL COUNCIL REQUIREMENTS: Letter from Northwest Regional Administrator |
| Completed | advising Council of special requirements |
| N-09.05 | SPECIAL COUNCIL REQUIREMENTS: Letter from Southwest Regional Administrator |
| Completed | advising Council of special requirements |
| N-10.01 | BYCATCH REDUCTION AGREEMENTS [Sec. 105(b); p. 14): 2003 Annual Report to |
| Congress |
| N-10.02 | BYCATCH REDUCTION AGREEMENTS [Sec. 105(b); p. 14]: Prepare an annual report |
| Completed | to Congress on actions taken |
| N-10.03 | BYCATCH/INCIDENTAL HARVEST RESEARCH [Sec. 206; p. 131-134]: Collection of |
| Completed | information on incidental shrimp harvest |
| N-10.04 | BYCATCH/INCIDENTAL HARVEST RESEARCH [Sec. 206; pp. 131-134]: Report to |
| Completed | Congress |
| N-10.05 | BYCATCH/INCIDENTAL HARVEST RESEARCH [Sec. 206]: Establish a bycatch |
| Completed | reduction program to develop devices to minimize bycatch mortality and evaluate |
| ecological impacts benefits and costs and practicality of devices |
| N-10.06 | BYCATCH/INCIDENTAL HARVEST RESEARCH [Sec. 208; pp. 140-141]: Study of |
| Completed | contributions of bycatch to charitable organizations |
| N-10.07 | BYCATCH/INCIDENTAL HARVEST RESEARCH: North Pacific Bycatch Reduction |
| Completed | Incentives [Sec. 117(a)(3); 113-114] |
| N-11.01 | ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT: Actions by the Secretary and Councils regarding |
| Completed | essential fish habitat [Sec. 110(a)(3)]: Promulgate regulations implementing |
| guidelines to assist Councils in the description and identification of essential fish |
| habitat |
| N-11.02 | ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT: Actions by the Secretary and Councils regarding |
| Completed | essential fish habitat [Sec. 110(a)(3)]: Provide Councils with recommendations and |
| information on identification of essential fish habitat including threats and |
| conservation and enhancement measures |
| N-11.03 | ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT: Actions by the Secretary to conserve and enhance |
| Completed | essential fish habitat [Sec. 110(a)(3)]: |
| N-12.01 | FISHING COMMUNITIES: NAS study of community development quota [Sec. 108(h): |
| Completed | NAS conduct study |
| N-13.01 | ITQ: NAS Study of ITQs [Sec. 108(f]: |
| Completed |
| N-14.01 | PREVENT OVERFISHING AND REBUILD STOCKS: Assess type and amount of fish |
| Completed | caught and released alive during recreational fishing and minimize mortality [Sec. |
| 108(a)(7); p.41]: Prepare interpretation of provision--- ACTIVITY COMBINED WITH |
| N-02.02 |
| N-14.02 | PREVENT OVERFISHING AND REBUILD STOCKS: Status of Fisheries of the United |
| States [SFA Sec. 109(e) pp. 64-68; M-SFCMA Sec. 304(e)]: 2003 Annual Report to |
| Congress & Councils |
| N-15.01 | HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES: Advisory panels established by the Secretary [Sec. |
| 107(e); p. 33-34]: Revise the HMS process |
| N-15.02 | HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES: Prepare FMPs and amendments for each HMS |
| Completed | fishery in need of management [Sec. 107(f) p. 34; Sec. 109(g)(1) pp. 69-70]: Prepare |
| new FMPs for any Atlantic highly migratory species not currently under M-SFCMA |
| management |
| N-15.03 | HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES: Availability of records of meetings and other |
| Completed | documents for public inspection [Sec. 107(h)(8)]: Revise HMS process |
| N-15.04 | HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES: Comprehensive management system for Atlantic |
| Completed | pelagic longline fishery [Sec. 109(h); 71-72] |
| N-16.01 | TRANSSHIPMENT PERMITS [Sec. 105(d)(1-7) pp. 15-18; Sec. 105(e) pp. 26-27] |
| Completed |
| N-17.01 | PACIFIC INSULAR AREAS: Establish areas and associated programs [Sec. 105(e)(1) |
| (2) (5)] |
| N-17.02 | PACIFIC INSULAR AREAS: Establish areas and associated programs [Sec. |
| 105(e)(6) (7)]: Use of fees and establishment of fund prepare procedures and |
| guidelines |
| N-17.03 | PACIFIC INSULAR AREAS: Establish areas and associated programs [Sec. 105(e)(8); |
| Completed | p. 26]: Use of fines and penalties prepare procedures and guidelines |
| N-18.01 | COUNCILS: New NC seat on M-AFMC [Sec. 107(a)(4)]: Conduct appointment process |
| Completed | for new seat on Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council for North Carolina |
| representative |
| N-18.02 | COUNCILS: New Tribal seat on PFMC [Sec. 107; p. 29-32]: |
| Completed |
| N-18.03 | COUNCILS: New Tribal seat on PFMC [Sec. 107(a)(5); pp. 29-30]: Conduct |
| Completed | appointment process for new Tribal seat on Pacific Fishery Management Council |
| N-18.04 | COUNCILS: Changes in membership requirements [Sec. 107(b)-(c) p. 32] |
| Completed |
| N-18.05 | COUNCILS: Conflict of interest on the part of Council members [Sec. 107(i)(2) (8); p. |
| Completed | 37-39]: |
| N-18.06 | COUNCILS: Conflict of interest on the part of Council members [Sec. 107(i)(8); pp. |
| Completed | 38-39]: |
| N-19.01 | FEES UNDER IFQ AND CDQ PROGRAMS [Sec. 109(c); pp. 63-64]: Establish a |
| program for the collection and use including procedures of fees in the ITQ/CDQ |
| programs |
| N-20.01 | GEAR EVALUATION AND NOTIFICATION [Sec. 110(a); 73-74] |
| Completed |
| N-21.01 | NEGOTIATED CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES [Sec. 110(d); pp. ]: |
| Completed | Develop rule to establish procedures for negotiation panels |
| N-22.01 | CENTRAL REGISTRY SYSTEM FOR LIMITED ACCESS SYSTEM PERMITS [Sec. 111(c); |
| pp. 81-85]: Establish a national/regional central registry system |
| N-23.01 | STATE JURISDICTION: Internal waters foreign processing [Sec. 112(c)]: Revise ? |
| Completed | 600.508(f) regulations for reporting requirements |
| N-23.02 | STATE JURISDICTION: Internal waters foreign processing [Sec. 112(c)]: Establish a |
| Completed | Northeast Region reporting system for IWP vessels |
| N-24.01 | PROHIBITED ACTS [Sec. 113]: Review section 600.725 regulations for all provisions |
| Completed | in this section |
| N-25.01 | CIVIL PENALTIES AND PERMIT SANCTIONS: Rebuttable presumptions [Sec. 114]: |
| Completed | Review provisions |
| N-26.01 | ENFORCEMENT [Sec. 115] |
| Completed |
| N-27.01 | TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES: Fisheries disaster relief [SFA Sec. |
| 116(a-d); M-SFCMA Sec. 312(a)] |
| N-27.02 | TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES: Fishing capacity reduction program |
| Completed | [SFA Sec. 303; M-SFCMA Sec. 312 (b)-(e)] |
| N-28.01 | STUDY OF FEDERAL INVESTMENT [Sec. 116(b); p. 112]: Establish a task force of |
| Completed | interested parties to study and report to Congress on the role of government in |
| subsidizing the expansion and contraction of fishing capacity and influencing |
| capital investment in fisheries |
| N-29.01 | STANDARDIZED FISHING VESSEL REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION |
| Completed | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM [Sec. 201; pp. 116-122] |
| N-30.01 | CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION [Sec. 203(b)]: Review Part 600 subpart E |
| Completed | regulations and the Council Handbook for necessary changes |
| N-30.02 | RESTRICTION ON USE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION [Sec. 203(c); p. 125]: Review |
| regulations to ensure the confidentiality of information in tax returns |
| N-31.01 | RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS [Sec. 203(e)(1-2); pp. 126-127]: Revise exempted fishing |
| Completed | permit regulations to allow the compensation of private vessels for their conduct of |
| resource assessment through exempted fishing |
| N-31.02 | RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS [Sec. 203(e); p. 127]: Undertake efforts to expand |
| annual resource assessments in all regions |
| N-32.01 | OBSERVERS [Sec. 204; pp. 127-128] |
| Completed |
| N-33.01 | FISHERIES RESEARCH; Strategic Plan [Sec. 205; pp. 128-131] |
| Completed |
| N-33.02 | FISHERIES ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH [Sec. 207; pp. 134-136] |
| Completed |
| N-34.01 | GULF OF MEXICO RED SNAPPER RESEARCH: Independent peer review [Sec. |
| Completed | 207(b); pp. 136-140] |
| N-34.02 | GULF OF MEXICO RED SNAPPER RESEARCH: Year 2001 Referendum [Sec. 207(b); |
| 138-139]: Prepare procedures for conducting a referendum on Red Snapper IFQ |
| program |
| N-34.03 | GULF OF MEXICO RED SNAPPER RESEARCH : Catch limits [Section 207(b); |
| Completed | pp.138-139]: Develop a mechanism for monitoring and closing the Gulf red snapper |
| recreational fishery |
| N-35.01 | STUDY OF IDENTIFICATION METHODS FOR HARVEST STOCKS [Sec. 209]: Submit a |
| Completed | study to Congress of methods of identifying salmon |
| N-36.01 | REVIEW OF NORTHEAST FISHERY STOCK ASSESSMENTS [Sec. 210]: National |
| Completed | Academy to conduct and submit to Congress a study of Canadian and US stock |
| assessments |
| N-37.01 | FINANCING OF PURCHASE OF INDIVIDUAL FISHING QUOTA [Sec. 302]: Revise |
| Completed | guidelines or other documents to provide for the financing of IFQ |
| N-38.01 | NEW ENGLAND HEALTH PLAN [Sec. 401(f); p. 149] |
| Completed |
| N-39.01 | NEW ENGLAND REPORT [Sec. 402(b)]: 2002 Annual Report to Congress on New |
| England capacity reduction |
| N-40.01 | TRANSITION TO MANAGEMENT OF AMERICAN LOBSTER FISHERY BY ASMFC [Sec. |
| Completed | 404(c); p. 152-155] |
| N-40.02 | TRANSITION TO MANAGEMENT OF AMERICAN LOBSTER FISHERY BY ASMFC [Sec. |
| 404(c)]: Establish monitoring of landings of American lobster and implement |
| conservation regulations |
| N-40.03 | TRANSITION TO MANAGEMENT OF AMERICAN LOBSTER FISHERY BY ASMFC [Sec. |
| Completed | 404(c)]: Revise current regulations to recognize validity of state permits in Federal |
| waters |
| N-41.01 | EMERGENCY ACTION BY THE SECRETARY: [M-SFMCA Sec. 305(c)] Develop Policy |
| Completed | Guidelines for Use of Emergency Rules |
