Fisheries Governance

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The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) of 1976 established a new era of managing marine fisheries. A central purpose of the Magnuson- Stevens Act was, and continues to be, “...to conserve and manage the fishery resources found off the coasts of the United States...” Congress envisioned this purpose, among others, to be accomplished through the work of a new suite of eight advisory bodies called Regional Fishery Management Councils. The purpose of this panel was to evaluate how well has this system of governance worked, and examine where improvements could be made. (Click here for paper)

Source: Ginter, J.J.C. 2004. “Fisheries governance.” In: D. Witherell, ed., Managing our Nation’s Fisheries: Past, Present, and Future. Proceedings of a Conference on Fisheries Management in the U.S. Washington, D.C., 13-15, 2003, pp. 152-157.

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