Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization is in play

摘要

Maneuvering for position on the Mag-nuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act reauthorization got serious Nov. 15 when Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, introduced legislation to make federal fisheries management councils shut down overfishing and heed the advice of their scientific advisers. Stevens, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, introduced the bill thereVand held his first hearing Nov. 16. Witnesses praised Stevens' proposal but also suggested changes, such as granting more power to scientific advisers and managing ocean ecosystems rather than individual fish species.