Sec. 2. Fishery management measures in Biscayne National Park
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 103 of Public Law 96–287 ( 16 U.S.C. 410gg–2 ), the Secretary of the Interior may not implement or enforce any restrictions on recreational fishing, charter fishing, or commercial fishing in any portion of Biscayne National Park, developed as part of any general management plan, fishery management plan, or other measure adopted after December 31, 2014. Notwithstanding the general prohibition under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior may implement and enforce restrictions on recreational fishing, charter fishing, or commercial fishing in any portion of Biscayne National Park as part of a park fishery management plan if the restrictions are— developed in formal coordination and consultation with the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission of the State of Florida; based upon the best and most recent scientific information available regarding the fishery resources in Biscayne National Park, with priority given to scientific information relied upon by the State of Florida for fish conservation and management in State waters; the least restrictive measures necessary for effective fish conservation and management that will provide the best fishing opportunities in the affected areas of the park on a continuing basis, such as— size limits; possession limits; gear restrictions or requirements; seasonal closures; and access permits; and for the sole purpose of fishery conservation and management.
Nothing in this section may be construed to apply to lands, waters, or interests donated by the State of Florida after June 28, 1980, to the administrative jurisdiction of the National Park Service for the purpose of the Biscayne National Park. Fishing on such lands and waters shall continue to be in conformance with State law. In this section, the terms fish , fishery resource , fishing , charter fishing , commercial fishing , conservation and management , and recreational fishing have the meanings given those terms in section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1802 ).
In this section, the term formal coordination and consultation means a process memorialized in a memorandum of understanding between Biscayne National Park and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission of the State of Florida.
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- Pub. L. 96-287
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Fishery management measures in Biscayne National Park
Pub. L.Pub. L. 96-287
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