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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
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on the U.S. Gross National Product of more than $50 billion.2 iIn this report reference to fishery resources or fish is intended to be general and inclusive of all marine species that are under federal fisheries management, including for example, many species of finfish, some shellfish (surf clams, ocean quahogs, and Atlantic sea scallops)
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Clearly, the overall goal of public policy for marine fisheries cannot be simply the maximization of revenues to the fishing industries or of benefits to any single user group. Policy must be concerned with the conservation and future availability of fish stocks, elimination of waste, maintenance of productive ecosystems, and equitable distribution of the resources between user groups.
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Rather it reflects the collective, deliberated views and recommendations of experts, who are well familiar with all aspects of He ~;CMA, on how the act might be improved in the reauthorization process. The Committee on Fisheries identified the following topics to be considered for change during reauthorization: overfishing, including entry, capitalization, and the definition of optimum yield; institutional structure; the quality of fishery science and data; and an ecosystem approach to fishery management, including bycatch and fish habitats.
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