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Topic: Magnuson-Stevens Act

Chinook salmon underwater.
Consultations and permitting
May 23, 2022
Topics:
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
fish
Magnuson-Stevens Act
habitat restoration
habitat
marine mammals
endangered species
Chinook salmon underwater.
Several herring fish swimming underwater
Fish passage
February 28, 2022
Topics:
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
fish
Magnuson-Stevens Act
habitat restoration
conservation
estuaries
Several herring fish swimming underwater
In 2016, not only did the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA)— the primary law governing marine fisheries in U.S. federal waters — turn 40, but we’ve also reached another significant milestone in fisheries management. NOAA Fisheries is announcing our 40th rebuilt stock: barndoor skate.
October 13, 2016
October 13, 2016
40 marine fish stocks rebuilt in U.S. fisheries
Fisheries
Magnuson-Stevens Act
commercial fishing
A commercial shrimp vessel off the coast of Florida.
NOAA announces revisions to federal fishery management guidelines
October 13, 2016
October 12, 2016
Fisheries
Magnuson-Stevens Act
Bigeye at Rapture Reef in the NW Hawaiian Islands.
May 17, 2016
May 10, 2016
6 reasons habitat matters to fish, and people too
Fisheries
habitat
Magnuson-Stevens Act
Fishing port.
April 20, 2016
April 20, 2016
Status of Stocks 2015: U.S. fisheries continue to rebuild
Fisheries
fisheries
Magnuson-Stevens Act
Schooling jack mackere
April 18, 2016
April 18, 2016
Magnuson-Stevens Act at 40: Message from NOAA Fisheries' Sam Rauch
Fisheries
fisheries
Magnuson-Stevens Act
Healthy coral reefs are one of Earth’s most valuable ecosystems, and support thousands of marine life species. Here, black sea bass swim through the reef in Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary.
NOAA to hold media teleconference on 40 year evolution of sustainable fisheries management in the U.S.
April 22, 2016
April 15, 2016
Fisheries
Magnuson-Stevens Act
Scallop dredging
April 13, 2016
April 13, 2016
Video: Journey to sustainable fisheries
Fisheries
fisheries
Magnuson-Stevens Act
Healthy coral reefs are one of Earth’s most valuable ecosystems, and support thousands of marine life species. Here, black sea bass swim through the reef in Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary.
April 12, 2016
April 12, 2016
Magnuson-Stevens Act: A unique charge for sustainable seafood
Fisheries
Magnuson-Stevens Act
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