Magnuson-Stevens Act Implementation

Activity Sheet #N-01.06November 15, 2005
Activity:DEFINITIONS: Advise Council Chairmen and Executive Directors of need to review and

amend FMPs and FMP regulations for consistency with SFA language
Completion date:December 17, 1996January 19, 1997
Product (s):Letter to Councils

Overview and scope of task and sub-tasks:

CompletedA. Letter advising Councils of need to review definitions in existing FMPs and FMP

regulations for consistency with SFA Sec. 102 and amend FMPs and FMP regulations as

necessary.

CompletedB. Letter advising Councils of need to incorporate SFA definitions in new FMPs or FMP

amendments where appropriate:

(1) Bycatch [Sec 102(2); p.6]

Completed

(2) Recreational, charter and commercial fisheries [Sec. 102(3),(4),(32); pp.7, 10]

Completed

(3) Economic and regulatory discards [Sec 102(9),(33); p.7, 10]

Completed

(4) Essential fish habitat [Sec. 102(10); pp. 7-8]

Completed

(5) Fishing communities [Sec. 102(16); p.8]

Completed

(6) Individual fishing quota [Sec. 102(21); p.8]

Completed

(7) "Optimum" [Sec. 102(28); p.9]

Completed

(8) "Overfishing" and "overfished" [Sec. 102(29); pp.9-10]

Completed

(9) Pacific Insular Areas [Sec. 102(30); p.10]