Sec. 3. Changes in findings, purposes, and policy
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Section 2(a) ( 16 U.S.C. 1801(a) ) is amended— in paragraph
(3)by striking at an ever-increasing rate over the past decade ; in paragraph (6), by inserting and marine ecosystems after essential fish habitats ; in paragraph (11), by striking have demonstrated and inserting are demonstrating ; by redesignating paragraphs
(7)through
(12)as paragraphs
(10)through (15), respectively; by inserting before paragraph (10), as redesignated, the following: By establishing mechanisms, under authority of this Act, for specifying science-based annual catch limits in fishery management plans at levels such that overfishing does not occur in fisheries, including measures to ensure accountability, the Nation’s fishery resources are now being managed sustainably to prevent overfishing and respond quickly if overfishing occurs. It is of critical importance to the health of the Nation’s fishery resources and the coastal communities that depend on them that the United States maintain its progress in preventing overfishing and rebuilding overfished stocks. ; by redesignating paragraphs
(4)through
(6)as paragraphs
(5)through (7), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph
(3)the following: Subsistence fishing is an integral part of life in many communities throughout the United States, and the Nation’s marine and anadromous fish are important sources of nutrition, sustenance, and the cultural heritage of those communities. . Section 2(b) ( 16 U.S.C. 1801(b) ) is amended— in paragraph (3), by striking and recreational and inserting , recreational, and subsistence ; in paragraph (5), by striking the State and inserting the States, tribal governments, ; and in paragraph (7), by striking the review of projects and inserting projects and activities . Section 2(c)(3) ( 16 U.S.C. 1801(c)(3) ) is amended— by inserting , tribes, after affected States ; and by inserting tribal, after State, .
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