FISHERIES RESEARCH.

SEC. 303. FISHERIES RESEARCH. Section 304(e) of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1854(e)) is amended by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), and any reference thereto, as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively, and by inserting immediately after “Fisheries Research.—” the following: “(1) The Secretary shall initiate and maintain, in cooperation with the Councils, a comprehensive program of fishery research to carry out and further the purposes, policy, and provisions of this Act. Such program shall be designed to acquire knowledge and information, including statistics, on fishery conservation and management and on the economics of the fisheries.”.