Fishermen Play Integral Part in Bottomfish Stock Management
Aug 01, 2019
2 minutes
by Mark Mitsuyasu, Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), National Standard 2, requires that determining the health of federally managed fish stocks and setting their annual quotas must be based on the best scientific information available (BSIA). It may seem like a straightforward and simple concept, but when it comes to fisheries,
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