THE MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISHERY CONSERVATION 

 AND MANAGEMENT ACT 



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The Attantic swordflsh, Atlantic sharks, and 

 Atlantic billflsh fisheries are currently being managed 

 by the Secretary under the Magnuson-Stevens Act and 

 the Western Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery is managed 

 under the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act. 



FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS (FMPs) 



Under section 304 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. 

 all Council-prepared FMPs must be reviewed for approval 

 by the Secretary. After FMPs have been approved under 

 section 304 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. they are 

 implemented by Federal regulations, under section 305 

 of the Act. As of December 31 , 1996. there are 39 FMPs 

 in place. Of these, three are Secretarial FMPs for Atlantic 

 highly migratory species. The 36 FMPs Council prepared 

 are listed below. The FMPs are amended by the 

 Councils and the amendments are submitted for 

 approval under the same Secretarial review process as 

 new FMPs. Most of the FMPs listed have been amended 

 since Initial implementation. Those marked with a double 

 asterisk (**) were amended in 1996. 



Northeast Multispecies (") 



American Lobster (") 



Atlantic Bluefish 



Atlantic Coast Red Drum 



Atlantic Mackerel. Sguld. and Butterfish (") 



Atlantic Salmon 



Atlantic Sea Scallops (") 



Atlantic Surf Clams and Ocean Quahogs (") 



Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass (") 



Gulf and South Atlantic Spiny Lobster 



Caribbean Reef Fish 



Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish (") 



Gulf of Mexico Corals 



South Atlantic Corals 



South Atlantic Golden Crab 



Caribbean Coral Reef Resources 



Gulf of Mexico Shrimp 



Gulf of Mexico Stone Crab 



Gulf of Mexico Red Drum 



Coastal Migratory Pelagics 



Caribbean Queen Conch 



Caribbean Spiny Lobster 



South Atlantic Snapper/Grouper 



South Atlantic Shrimp (") 



Northern Anchovy 



King and Tanner Crab 



Commercial and Recreational Salmon 



High Seas Salmon 



Pacific Coast Groundfish 



Gulf of Alaska Groundfish (") 



Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 



Groundfish (") 

 Alaska Scallops (") 

 Western Pacific Crustaceans (") 

 Western Pacific Precious Corals 

 Western Pacific Bottomfish and Seamount 



Groundfish 

 Western Pacific Pelagics 



During 1996, 855 regulatory actions were 

 processed via the Federal Register to implement FMP 

 fishery management actions and rules for domestic 

 fishing. This number Includes hearings, meetings, and 

 correction notices. 



