1999 

 OUR LIVING OCEANS 



Table 16 



Potential gains in yield in 

 metric tons (t) from fully 

 Litilizing underutilized 

 stocks that are currently 

 above LTPY RAY and LTPY 

 are U.S. share only, except 

 for tunas. 



In addition to requitements for preventing overfishing, ending overfishing of cur- 

 rently depressed stocks, and rebuilding depleted stocks, the reauthorized MSFCMA also 

 contains provisions for reducing bycatch and minimizing the mortaMty of unavoidable 

 bycatch, designating and conserving essential habitat, reforming the approval process for 

 fishery management plans and regulations, reducing conflicts of interest on regional fish- 

 ery management councils, and establishing user fees. I'he original 1976 Magnuson f-ishery 

 Conservation and Management Act contained seven national standards dealing with over- 

 fishing and optimum }leld, best available science, management units, allocation of fishing 

 privileges, economic efficiency, accounting for variation m stocks and fisheries, and mini- 

 mizing management costs. Fhere are now an addition.il three new national standards on 

 fishing communities, bycatch, and safety at sea. Since the MSFCMA was reauthorized, 

 NMFS and the fishery management councils have succeeded in implenienting many of its 

 requirements, including the development of new guidelines on most of the national stan- 

 dards and definitions of essential habitat, F'Ml' amendments, lormation of sever.il special 

 committees and advisor\' panels, and preparation of numerous studies and reports. 



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