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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · S. 2991 (Introduced in Senate) — To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to promote sustainable conservation and managem... · Sec. 101

Sec. 101. Regional fishery management councils

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Section 302(b)(2) ( 16 U.S.C. 1852(b)(2) ) is amended— in subparagraph (A), by striking or the commercial or recreational harvest and inserting or the commercial, recreational, or subsistence fishing harvest ; in subparagraph (B), by striking in the commercial and recreational fisheries and inserting in the commercial, recreational, and subsistence fisheries ; in subparagraph (C), by striking commercial and recreational fishing interests and inserting commercial, recreational, and subsistence fishing interests ; and in subparagraph (D)— in clause (i)— by striking Fisheries and inserting Fishery ; and by inserting or the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council after Council ; and by striking clause (iv).
Section 302(a)(1)(B) ( 16 U.S.C. 1852(a)(1)(B) ) is amended— by inserting Rhode Island, after States of ; by inserting Rhode Island, after except North Carolina, ; by striking 21 and inserting 23 ; and by striking 13 and inserting 14 . Section 302(g)(1)(B) ( 16 U.S.C. 1852(g)(1)(B) ) is amended to read as follows: Each scientific and statistical committee shall— provide its Council ongoing scientific advice for fishery management decisions, including recommendations for acceptable biological catch, preventing overfishing, maximum sustainable yield, achieving rebuilding targets, and reports on stock status and health, bycatch, habitat status, social and economic impacts of management measures, and sustainability of fishing practices; and carry out the requirements of this subparagraph in a transparent manner, allowing for public involvement in the process. .
Section 302(h) ( 16 U.S.C. 1852(h) ) is amended— in paragraph (7)(C), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; by redesignating paragraph
(8)as paragraph (9); and by inserting after paragraph
(7)the following: have the authority to use alternative fishery management measures in a recreational fishery (or the recreational component of a mixed-use fishery), including extraction rates, fishing mortality, and harvest control rules, to the extent they are in accordance with the requirements of this Act; and . Section 302(i)(2) ( 16 U.S.C. 1852(i)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Unless closed in accordance with paragraph (3), each Council shall, where practicable, make available on the Internet website of the Council a video or audio webcast of each meeting of the Council and each meeting of the scientific and statistical committee of the Council not later than 30 days after the date of the conclusion of such meeting. . Section 302(i) ( 16 U.S.C. 1852(i) ) is amended— in paragraph (4), by striking or State authorities and inserting , State, or tribal authorities ; and in paragraph (6), by striking Federal agency or from a and inserting Federal agency, tribal government, or . Section 302(k)(1) ( 16 U.S.C. 1852(k)(1) ) is amended— by striking Within 6 months after the date of enactment of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006, the and inserting The ; in subparagraph (H), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: ecosystem-based fishery management. .
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