Sec. 102. Promoting climate resilience in fisheries management
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Section 303(a) ( 16 U.S.C. 1853(a) ) is amended— in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting and to promote the resilience of fish stocks to cumulative stressors, including cumulative stressors associated with climate change before the semicolon at the end; by amending paragraph
(3)to read as follows: assess and specify the present and probable future condition of, and the maximum sustainable yield and optimum yield from, the fishery under prevailing and anticipated future environmental conditions, and include a summary of the information used in making such specification; ; in paragraph (8), by striking 1991 and inserting 2021 , and by inserting , including data needed to implement the plan effectively under prevailing and anticipated environmental or ecological conditions, including climate change before the semicolon at the end; in paragraph (13), by inserting as well as examine the vulnerability of the fishery and fishery participants to the impacts of prevailing and anticipated environmental or ecological conditions, including climate change before the semicolon at the end; in paragraph (14), by striking and; and inserting a semicolon; by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(15)and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: assess and describe the anticipated impacts of climate change and other environmental and ecological changes on the fishery, including an assessment of whether and how the management measures contained in the plan or plan amendment have accounted for these changes, and a summary of the information used in these assessments; describe and identify the current range and distribution of, and fishing patterns on, fish stocks managed under the plan, including areas outside the jurisdiction of the Council having authority to issue the plan, and for fish stocks whose distribution crosses management boundaries, describe the measures used for coordination with other relevant management bodies for the conservation and management of the fish stock; and . The amendments made by subsection
(a)shall take effect 4 years after the date of enactment of this section. Title III is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2021 and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall— assess the vulnerability of fish stocks within each Council’s geographical area of authority to climate change; notify each Council of the vulnerability of fish stocks within such Council’s geographical area of authority; and make recommendations to each Council for measures to conserve and protect such fish stocks. No later than 1 year after receiving a notification from the Secretary under subsection (a), each Council shall publish a plan to prioritize management actions to increase resilience of the fish stocks identified as vulnerable to climate change and begin implementing such plan. With respect to stocks managed under section 302(a)(3), not later than 1 year after issuing a notification under subsection (a), the Secretary shall publish a plan to prioritize management actions to increase resilience of such fish stocks. Not later than 3 years after publishing a plan under paragraph (1), each Council shall report to the Secretary on the actions the Council has taken to implement such plan or provide an explanation for not taking such action. Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2021 and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress— describing the vulnerability of fish stocks to climate change; identifying the risks posed by climate change to the conservation and management of fish stocks; and summarizing the steps taken by the Secretary and the Councils to mitigate and address the impacts on and risks of climate change to fish stocks. . Section 305 is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2021 , the Secretary shall issue regulations guidelines to assist the Councils in preparing and adapting fishery management for the impacts of climate change, including for consideration of climate change in the conservation and management of fish stocks under each Council's geographical area of authority. .
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