Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Fishery_Conservation_and_Management_Act_of_1976
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:NOAA
gptkb:National_Marine_Fisheries_Service
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Magnuson-Stevens_Fishery_Conservation_and_Management_Act
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Magnuson-Stevens_Reauthorization_Act_of_2006
gptkb:Sustainable_Fisheries_Act_of_1996
gptkbp:appliesTo United States fisheries
gptkbp:codifiedIn 16 U.S.C. §§ 1801–1884
gptkbp:dateEnacted April 13, 1976
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:established gptkb:Exclusive_Economic_Zone_(EEZ)
gptkb:Regional_Fishery_Management_Councils
gptkbp:focusesOn ensuring sustainable fisheries
preventing overfishing
rebuilding overfished stocks
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976
gptkbp:purpose to manage and conserve fishery resources in the United States exclusive economic zone
gptkbp:regulates fishing in waters 3 to 200 nautical miles offshore
gptkbp:relatedTo marine conservation
fisheries management
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:President_Gerald_Ford
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Public_Law_94-265
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7