Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Magnuson-Stevens_Fishery_Conservation_and_Management_Act
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States_federal_waters
gptkbp:category gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkb:environmental_policy
fisheries law
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:focusesOn habitat protection
bycatch reduction
fishery conservation
overfishing prevention
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996
gptkbp:publicLawNumber Public Law 104-297
gptkbp:purpose to promote sustainable fisheries and prevent overfishing
gptkbp:requires rebuilding overfished stocks
identification and protection of essential fish habitat
fishery management plans to specify objective and measurable criteria for stock status
minimizing bycatch
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Bill_Clinton
October 11, 1996
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Public_Law_94-265
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7