Sec. 403. Stock Assessments
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, on the National Marine Fisheries Service’s progress on prioritizing and improving stock assessments. Such report shall— summarize the methods used for assessments for all stocks of fish for which a fishery management plan is in effect under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. ), and explain which stocks have not been assessed, and why; summarize each stock assessment and stock assessment update completed during the preceding year; identify each stock assessment that was not completed and explain why such stock assessment was not completed; include the schedule for all upcoming stock assessments and stock assessment updates; identify data and analysis, that, if available, would reduce uncertainty in and improve the accuracy of future stock assessments, including whether such data and analysis could be provided by fishermen, fishing communities, universities, and research institutions; summarize progress on autonomous surveys and identify opportunities to expand new technologies for stock assessments; and summarize data gaps that may be a result of changing ocean and climate conditions, and actions taken to address changing assessment needs.
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