Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
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title:
Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
text:
The Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSFCMA), commonly referred to as the Magnuson–Stevens Act (MSA), is the legislation providing for the management of marine fisheries in U.S. waters. Originally enacted in 1976 to assert control of foreign fisheries that were operating within 200 nautical miles off the U.S. coast, the legislation has since been amended, in 1996 and 2007, to better address the twin problems of overfishing and overcapacity. These ecological and economic
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US law for management of marine fisheries
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson%E2%80%93Stevens_Fishery_Conservation_and_Management_Act
date created:
2005-02-09T01:36:38Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T22:53:28Z
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