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  2. Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act

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    The United States fishery management law has been amended many times over the years. Two major recent sets of amendments to the law were the Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996, [4] and then 10 years later the Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006. [5]

  3. Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; National Standard Guidelines

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    Conservation and management measures shall, where practicable, minimize costs and avoid unnecessary duplication. [10] The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires Councils to prepare Fishery Management Plans for overfished fisheries and for other fisheries where regulation will be beneficial according to cost whether its in the present or future.

  4. Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996 - Wikipedia

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    The Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996 is an amendment to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, a law governing the management of marine fisheries in the United States. Another major amendment to this legislation was later made under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006. The ...

  5. List of United States federal environmental statutes - Wikipedia

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    The laws listed below meet the following criteria: (1) they were passed by the United States Congress, and (2) pertain to (a) the regulation of the interaction of humans and the natural environment, or (b) the conservation and/or management of natural or historic resources.

  6. Marine policy of the Barack Obama administration - Wikipedia

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    For fish stocks within the U.S. EEZ, administrators at NOAA Fisheries (also known as the National Marine Fisheries Service) oversaw implementation of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act amendments of 2007 that required overfished or depleted stocks to be rebuilt to population levels that could provide a sustainable ...

  7. National Marine Fisheries Service - Wikipedia

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    NOAA Fisheries regulates commercial and recreational marine fishing in the United States under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). [ 17 ] [ 18 ] Established in 1976, the MSA is the primary law governing marine fisheries conservation and management in U.S. federal waters.

  8. Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council

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    2005 WPRFMC hosts Fisheries Legislation and Community-Based Fisheries Management Workshop, with support from FAO and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community. 2006 Congress Reauthorizes Magnuson Act, which includes implementing legislation for WCPFC. Key role of WPRFMC in international fisheries management recognized. [16]

  9. List of environmental laws by country - Wikipedia

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    Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003; Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Act 2009; Forestry Act 1988; Forestry (Amendment) Act 2009; Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries Act 2007; Litter Pollution Act 1997; No. 27/2003: Protection of the Environment Act 2003; Oil Pollution of the Sea (Civil Liability and Compensation) (Amendment) Act 2003