Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act

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United States federal statute fisheries management law

The Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act is the primary U.S. federal law governing marine fisheries management, aimed at preventing overfishing, rebuilding overfished stocks, and ensuring sustainable use of ocean resources.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976	1
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act	1
Magnuson–Stevens Act	1
Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006	1
National Standards for Fishery Conservation and Management	1
Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996	1
United States Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ fisheries management law ⓘ
administeredBy	National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ
amendedBy	Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996
authorizes	fishery management regulations ⓘ limited access privilege programs ⓘ
codifiedIn	Title 16 of the United States Code ⓘ
conservationObjective	prevent overfishing while achieving optimum yield ⓘ rebuild overfished stocks in as short a time as possible ⓘ
contains	Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: National Standards for Fishery Conservation and Management
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
created	regional fishery management councils ⓘ
eezExtent	200 nautical miles from U.S. coast ⓘ
effectiveFrom	1977 ⓘ
enactedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
establishes	U.S. exclusive economic zone for fisheries management ⓘ
excludes	most freshwater fisheries ⓘ
focusesOn	marine fisheries in federal waters ⓘ
jurisdiction	U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ surface form: United States exclusive economic zone
legalBasisFor	U.S. fisheries management in the exclusive economic zone ⓘ
numberOfNationalStandards	10 ⓘ
numberOfRegionalCouncils	8 ⓘ
originalTitle	Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976
policyGoal	achieve optimum yield from each fishery ⓘ minimize bycatch ⓘ protect essential fish habitat ⓘ use best scientific information available ⓘ
primaryPurpose	ensure long-term biological and economic sustainability of marine fisheries ⓘ prevent overfishing ⓘ promote U.S. commercial and recreational fishing opportunities ⓘ rebuild overfished fish stocks ⓘ
publicLawNumber	Public Law 94-265 ⓘ
region	United States coastal and offshore waters ⓘ
requires	accountability measures for fisheries ⓘ annual catch limits ⓘ fishery management plans ⓘ rebuilding plans for overfished stocks ⓘ
sector	fisheries management ⓘ marine conservation ⓘ
shortName	MSA ⓘ Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Magnuson–Stevens Act
signedBy	Gerald Ford ⓘ
sponsor	Ted Stevens ⓘ Warren G. Magnuson ⓘ
uscCitation	16 U.S.C. §§ 1801–1891d ⓘ
yearEnacted	1976 ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

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Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act → amendedBy → Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996

Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act → amendedBy → Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006

Office of Environmental Programs → appliesPolicy → Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act

Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act → contains → Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Standards for Fishery Conservation and Management

National Marine Fisheries Service → legalAuthority → Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ⓘ

Office of Protected Resources → legalAuthority → Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ⓘ

North Pacific Fishery Management Council → legalBasis → Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ⓘ

Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act → originalTitle → Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976

Anadromous Fish Conservation Act → relatedTo → Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ⓘ

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 → relatedTo → Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ⓘ

Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act → shortName → Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Magnuson–Stevens Act

New York State territorial waters → subjectTo → Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act