NMFS manages fishing in waters of the United States and international waters under authority of various statutes and laws, primarily the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Public Law 94-265, as variously amended, most recently by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act (P.L. 109-479)) (MSA) and the High Seas Fishery Management and Conservation Act.
The Western Pacific Region Fisheries Management Council introduced a new non-commercial bottomfish logbook requirement effective in November 2008. The fishery opens November 15, 2008.
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