94-265

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94-265 is the public law number designating the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the primary federal law governing marine fisheries management in U.S. waters.

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instanceOf United States public law ⓘ
federal statute ⓘ
administeredBy U.S. Department of Commerce ⓘ
aimsTo ensure long-term biological and economic sustainability of fisheries ⓘ
minimize bycatch to the extent practicable ⓘ
rebuild overfished fish stocks ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
appliesTo U.S. federal waters ⓘ
United States exclusive economic zone ⓘ
basedOnPrinciple science-based management of fisheries ⓘ
sustainable use of fishery resources ⓘ
contains national standards for fishery conservation and management ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
enforcedBy National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ
establishes a system of fishery management plans ⓘ
regional fishery management councils ⓘ
governs marine fisheries management in U.S. federal waters ⓘ
hasComponent provisions on bycatch reduction ⓘ
provisions on essential fish habitat ⓘ
provisions on fishery management plans ⓘ
provisions on limited access privilege programs ⓘ
jurisdiction United States ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
officialName Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ⓘ
primaryLawFor federal marine fisheries management in the United States ⓘ
purpose to conserve and manage the fishery resources of the United States ⓘ
to promote domestic commercial and recreational fishing under sound conservation principles ⓘ
to protect essential fish habitat ⓘ
to support the development of underutilized fisheries ⓘ
regulates commercial fishing in U.S. federal waters ⓘ
recreational fishing in U.S. federal waters ⓘ
requires achieving optimum yield from fisheries ⓘ
preventing overfishing ⓘ
using best scientific information available in fishery management ⓘ
sector fisheries management ⓘ
marine conservation policy ⓘ
shortName MSA ⓘ
Magnuson-Stevens Act ⓘ
subjectMatter exclusive economic zone fisheries ⓘ
fishery conservation ⓘ
fishery management ⓘ
marine resources ⓘ
typeOfLaw environmental law ⓘ
natural resources law ⓘ

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