Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act – 2007 Reauthorization

In 2006, Congress passed another significant amendment, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006, which was signed into law in January 2007. This law was groundbreaking in several respects as it featured a number of new requirements to:

Prevent overfishing by establishing annual catch limits and accountability measures.
Promote market-based management strategies, including limited access privilege programs, such as catch shares.
Strengthen the role of science through peer review, the Councils’ Scientific and Statistical Committees, and the Marine Recreational Information Program.
Enhance international fisheries sustainability by addressing illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing and bycatch.

Read more about the efforts to implement the 2007 Amendments.