Sec. 403. Stock Assessments
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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report regarding the progress of the National Marine Fisheries Service with respect to prioritizing and improving stock assessments, including— a summary of 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 of fish have not been assessed, and why; a summary of each stock assessment and stock assessment update completed during the preceding year; an identification of each stock assessment that was planned but not completed and explain why such stock assessment was not completed; the schedule for all upcoming stock assessments and stock assessment updates; a summary of 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; a summary of the progress with respect to autonomous surveys and an identification of opportunities to expand new technologies for stock assessments data collection; and a summary of 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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