The magnuson Stevens fishery conservation and management Act: reauthorization issues for the 106th congress

Contents: 1. introduction, 2. constituency groups, 2. recreational fishing interests, 3. commercial fishing sector, 3. environmental groups, 4. native americans, 4. fishry scientists, 4. fishery managers, 4. the Magnuson-Stevens Act, 4. background, 6. reauthorization in 1996: the sustainable fisheries act, 7. status of implementation, 9. concerns about implementation, 11. recent developments, 12. issues for the 106th congress, 12. essential fish habitat, 13. definition, 14. research needs, 15. marine protected areas, 17. bycatch, 17. the definition of bycatch, 18. considerations for reducing bycatch, 19. incentives for developing innovative gear and techniques, 20. fishing capacity reduction, 22. individual fishing quotas, 24. fees, cost recovery, and economic rent, 24. cost recovery, 25. economic rent, 26. fishery subsidies, 27. decision making by regional councils, 27. conflict of interest, 28. council representation, 28. establish full time regional councils, 29. general counsel for regional councils, 29. review of fishery management plans, 30. highly migratoru species, 30. management authority, 31. management areas, 31. improvements in data collection, 32. fishing communities, 33. small boat fleets and family fishermen, 34. transfer pricing, 34. reliability of management models, 35. management issues, 35. coordination and oversight of state managed fisheries, 36. decentralized fishery management, 37. ecosystem vs. single species management, 40. management based on maximum sustqinable yield, 41. scientific basis for management decisions and regulations, 42. co-management and the role of native Americans, 42. adequacy of appropriations, 43. additional miscellaneous issues, 43. review of American fisheries act provisions, 43. international managementof highly migratory species, 43. federal assistance to fishermen, 44. the role of market demand in fisheries, 44. harmful non native species, 44. national research agenda, 44. fishing vessel and crew safety, 44. the private cost of resource management, 44. congressional outlook