Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee Recommendations Now Posted Online Recommendations from the February 2006 meeting of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC) regarding Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization and the National Offshore Aquaculture bill are now posted online. The Committee supported key elements of the Administration’s proposal to reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Act, including an emphasis on frontloading the rebuilding process by ending overfishing in two years. In addition, there was strong support for the use of dedicated access privileges and for work with states to establish a recreational saltwater fisheries registration program. With regard to offshore aquaculture, Committee members expressed strong support for the Administration’s bill to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for aquaculture in federal waters. The recommendations also describe some of the pending issues and global concerns that underscore the need for increased domestic marine aquaculture to enhance existing fishery resources, complement wild catches and meet seafood demand.
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Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee Recommendations Now Posted Online
Recommendations from the February 2006 meeting of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC) regarding Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization and the National Offshore Aquaculture bill are now posted online. The Committee supported key elements of the Administration’s proposal to reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Act, including an emphasis on frontloading the rebuilding process by ending overfishing in two years. In addition, there was strong support for the use of dedicated access privileges and for work with states to establish a recreational saltwater fisheries registration program.
With regard to offshore aquaculture, Committee members expressed strong support for the Administration’s bill to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for aquaculture in federal waters. The recommendations also describe some of the pending issues and global concerns that underscore the need for increased domestic marine aquaculture to enhance existing fishery resources, complement wild catches and meet seafood demand.
For more information, please visit
La***********@no**.gov
.