Pub. L. 115-405, tit. I, sec. 102 (as amended)

FISHERY MANAGEMENT MEASURES.

Year: 2018Length: 223 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 102. FISHERY MANAGEMENT MEASURES. (a) Management.—Section 302(h) (16 U.S.C. 1852(h)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (7)(C), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon; (2) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: “(8) in addition to complying with the standards and requirements under paragraph (6), sections 301(a), 303(a)(15), and 304(e), and other applicable provisions of this Act, have the authority to use fishery management measures in a recreational fishery (or the recreational component of a mixed-use fishery) in developing a fishery management plan, plan amendment, or proposed regulations, such as extraction rates, fishing mortality targets, harvest control rules, or traditional or cultural practices of native communities in such fishery or fishery component; and” . (b) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that describes any actions pursuant to paragraph (8) of section 302(h) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(h)), as added by subsection (a). (c) [16 U.S.C. 1852 note] Other Fisheries.—Nothing in paragraph (8) of section 302(h) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(h)), as added by subsection (a), shall be construed to affect management of any fishery not described in such paragraph (8).
Cross-references to the US Code
16 U.S.C. 1852 note
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