HORT 4012 Chapter : 11 Fishery Conservation And Management Act
Document Summary
This act outlines procedures for managing marine fisheries in the u. s. Fishery conservation and management act, 1976 legislation, establishing several new programs at the federal and state level. It has been amended several times, but the major points of the law have not changed. As amended, the law now: gives the authority for marine fisheries to the department of commerce, specifically the national marine fisheries. Service: established a 200 mile exclusive economic zone (eez) beyond the state territorial seas (usually 3 miles). The u. s. claimed jurisdiction over all of the resources within this zone (fisheries, minerals, etc. ), as well as anadromous fishes that spawn in the u. s. but migrate beyond our eez: established 8 regional councils to manage fisheries within the eez. These councils are made up of both federal and state members, typically consisting of 15-25 members: gave the regional councils the responsibilities of developing fisheries management plans (fmps) for all of the fisheries stocks within the eez.
