The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act governs the recreational and commercial harvest of fisheries in Federal waters. It was last authorized by Congress in 2006 through fiscal year 2013 and Chairman Hastings has unveiled a draft proposal to renew and modernize the law. The draft proposal would implement common sense reforms that will promote increased flexibility and transparency, improve data collection, create jobs, and give predictability and certainty to the coastal communities that depend on fishing activities.
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Related Hearings:
The Natural Resources Committee has held eight hearings over the past three years related to fisheries management and the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Act:
- Legislative Hearing on H.R. ___
Feb 4, 2014 | Full Committee
- Oversight Hearing on "Reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act"
Sep 11, 2013 | Full Committee
- Oversight Hearing on "The Management of Red Snapper in the Gulf of Mexico under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act"
Jun 27. 2013 | Full Committee
- Oversight Hearing on "Data collection issues in relation to the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act"
May 21, 2013 | Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs
- Oversight Hearing on "The reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act"
Mar 13, 2013 | Full Committee
- Oversight Field Hearing on "Fishing = Jobs: How Strengthening America’s Fisheries Strengthens Our Economy"
Aug 25, 2012 | Full Committee
- Oversight Hearing on "Empty Hooks: The National Ocean Policy is the Latest Threat to Access for Recreational and Commercial Fishermen"
Mar 22, 2012 | Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs
- Legislative Hearing on H.R. 594, H.R. 1013, H.R. 1646, H.R. 2304, H.R. 2610, H.R. 2753, H.R. 2772, and H.R. 3061
Dec 1, 2011 | Full Committee
- Oversight Hearing on "NOAA's Fishery Science: Is the Lack of Basic Science Costing Jobs?"
Jul 26, 2011 | Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs
