Public Law 94-265

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Public Law 94-265 is the original 1976 federal statute that established the United States’ primary framework for managing and conserving marine fisheries in waters under U.S. jurisdiction.

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instanceOf United States federal statute
environmental law
fisheries management law
administeredBy National Marine Fisheries Service
U.S. Department of Commerce
aimsTo prevent overfishing
protect essential fish habitat
rebuild overfished stocks
amendedBy Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act amendments
Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
surface form: Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006

Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
surface form: Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996
appliesTo fishery resources of the U.S. fishery conservation zone
marine fisheries in waters under U.S. jurisdiction
codifiedIn Title 16 of the United States Code
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdJurisdiction U.S. fishery conservation zone extending to 200 nautical miles
createdTitle 16 U.S.C. §§ 1801 et seq.
dateSigned 1976-04-13
enactedBy 94th United States Congress
established a fishery conservation zone adjacent to the territorial sea of the United States
a national program for the conservation and management of the fishery resources of the United States
fishery management plans
regional fishery management councils
hasAbbreviation FCMA
hasOfficialName Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
surface form: Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976
hasShortName Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
surface form: Fishery Conservation and Management Act
language English
laterSupersededBy Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
policyArea natural resources and environment
ocean and coastal resources
primaryGoal to conserve and manage the fishery resources found off the coasts of the United States
to phase out foreign fishing in U.S.-controlled waters
to promote domestic commercial and recreational fishing under sound conservation principles
providesFor enforcement mechanisms for fishery regulations
regulation of foreign fishing vessels in U.S. waters
publicLawNumber 94-265
relatedTo U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone
surface form: Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
requires consideration of optimum yield from each fishery
development of fishery management plans for fisheries in U.S. waters
signedBy Gerald Ford
surface form: Gerald R. Ford
signingPresident Gerald Ford
surface form: Gerald R. Ford
statutesAtLargeCitation 90 Stat. 331
subject exclusive fishery management zone
fishery conservation
marine fisheries management
yearEnacted 1976

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