Sec. 209. Miscellaneous amendments relating to fishery management councils
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Section 302(a)(1) ( 16 U.S.C. 1852(a)(1) ) is amended— in subparagraph (A), in the second sentence— by striking 18 and inserting 19 ; and by inserting before the period at the end and a liaison who is a member of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council to represent the interests of fisheries under the jurisdiction of such Council ; and in subparagraph (B), in the second sentence— by striking 21 and inserting 22 ; and by inserting before the period at the end and a liaison who is a member of the New England Fishery Management Council to represent the interests of fisheries under the jurisdiction of such Council .
Section 302(b)(2) ( 16 U.S.C. 1852(b)(2) ) is amended— in subparagraph (A), by striking or recreational and inserting , recreational, or subsistence fishing ; and in subparagraph (C), in the second sentence, by inserting , and in the case of the Governor of Alaska with the subsistence fishing interests of the State, after interests of the State . Section 2(b)(3) ( 16 U.S.C. 1801(b)(3) ) is amended by striking and recreational and inserting , recreational, and subsistence . Any red snapper that are killed during the removal of any offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico shall not be considered in determining under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) whether the total allowable catch for red snapper has been reached.
Any fish that are seized from a foreign vessel engaged in illegal fishing activities in the exclusive economic zone shall not be considered in determining under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) the total allowable catch for that fishery.
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