Summary of Key Changes to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006.

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On January 12, 2007, the President of the United States signed the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act
of 2006 into law. The Act strengthens the 1996 provisions and extends
the Act until 2013.

The Sea Grant Law Program has prepared a fact sheet summarizing 12 key
amendments and changes of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Reauthorization Act of 2006
(http://www.olemiss.edu/orgs/SGLC/National/Magnuson.pdf ):

* Science and Statistical Committees

* Ending Overfishing

* Limited Access Privilege Programs

* Fisheries Conservation and Management Fund

* Cooperative Research and Management Program

* Deep Sea Coral Protection

* International Fisheries

* Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program

* Klamath Salmon Plan and study

* Summer Flounder

* Ecosystem Research

* Council Member Training

Pamela Tom

University of California

Food Science and Technology Department

One Shields Avenue

Davis, CA 95616 USA

E-mail: pdtom@ucdavis.edu Fax: 530/752-4759

Web: http://seafood.ucdavis.edu

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