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CHAPTER 2: THE MAGNUSON FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT
CHAPTER 2: THE MAGNUSON FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT
Pages 12-15
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The Act was officially retitled "The Magnuson Fishery and Conservation and Management Act" in 1980 by Public Law 95-561, to honor the late Senator Warren Magnuson, who was instrumental in developing and passing the original legislation. With the enactment of the FCMA, the United States established a physical zone within which fish populations would be managed and a set of mechanisms for controlling marine fishing activities.
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Title I describes the United States' rights and authority regarding fish and fishery resources. Title II contains the international aspects of the Act.
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Beginning with the Presidential Proclamation of a U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone in 1983, and culminating in 1986 with PL 99-659, the EEZ superseded the Fisheries Conservation Zone as the coastal area within which the United States exerts the right to control marine fishing activity.
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Many of the earlier problems continue to exist in varying degrees as described by Parsons in reference to U.S. fisheries: "continued overfishing of some stocks; lack of coordination between councils and the NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service in setting research agendas; conflicts among users; the vulnerability of the fishery management process to delays and political influence; lack of accountability; inconsistency in state and federal management measures; and adoption of unenforceable management measures."i Reauthorization of the MFCMA provides an opportunity to address fishery management problems that relate to provisions in the existing law.
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