Magnuson-Stevens Act Amendments of 2002

Summary

Magnuson-Stevens Act Amendments of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report to the Congress on the 20 U.S. fisheries with the most severe examples of excess harvesting capacity and to make harvesting reduction recommendations. Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to grant the appropriate Council for fisheries or the Governor of a State the right to request the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a fishery reduction program for a given fishery. Modifies provisions regarding payments to owners of scrapped fishing vessels. Includes seabirds under definition of bycatch. Permits fishery management plans to allow retention and donation for charitable purposes of all dead bycatch that cannot otherwise be avoided, as long as such retention is in accordance with Federal conservation and management measures. Directs the Secretary to work with the Councils and fishing industry participants to develop new fishing gear, or modifications to existing gear, to minimize bycatch in fisheries with significant bycatch problems. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to minimize bycatch and to minimize adverse fishing gear impacts on habitats of particular concern. Modifies provisions dealing with individual quota systems for fisheries. Amends provisions dealing with fees to be collected by the Secretary with regard to quota programs. Directs the Secretary to develop and implement a cooperative stock assessment program, using vessels from the commercial black sea bass fishing industry if appropriate and available. Prohibits selling or purchasing any fish caught in recreational fishing. Establishes as U.S. policy that allocation of fishing rights to foreign nations shall depend, in addition to other factors, on the compliance of foreign nations with international fishing agreements and treaties. Permits the Councils or the Secretary to impose certain restrictions in fishery management plans to limit impact on habitat, bycatch impacts of gear, or impact on spawning congregations in specific geographical areas. Authorizes appropriations through FY 2007.

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 11 October 2002

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 11 October 2002

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 11 October 2002

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 16 May 2002

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  Introduced in House · EN · 16 May 2002

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 16 May 2002

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