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Review of Northeast Fishery Stock Assessments (1998)

Chapter: A. Mandate from Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Management Act

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Suggested Citation:"A. Mandate from Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Management Act." National Research Council. 1998. Review of Northeast Fishery Stock Assessments. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6067.
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Appendix A Mandate from Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act

Authorizing Legislation:

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.):

SEC. 210. REVIEW OF NORTHEAST FISHERY STOCK ASSESSMENTS.

The National Academy of Sciences, in consultation with regionally recognized fishery experts, shall conduct a peer review of Canadian and U.S. stock assessments, information collection methodologies, biological assumptions and projections, and other relevant scientific information used as the basis for conservation and management in the Northeast multispecies fishery. The National Academy of Sciences shall submit the results of such review to the Congress and the Secretary of Commerce no later than March 1, 1997.*

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Due to the timing of the 1997 stock assessment process (Figure 1.5), and delays in funding, it was agreed that the deadline for the completion of the report would be extended.

Suggested Citation:"A. Mandate from Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Management Act." National Research Council. 1998. Review of Northeast Fishery Stock Assessments. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6067.
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The collapse of cod, flounder, and haddock fish stocks in the Northeast United States has caused widespread concern among managers and fishers in the United States and Canada. The diminishing stocks have forced managers to take strict regulatory measures. Numerous questions have been raised about the adequacy of stock assessment science used to evaluate the status of these stocks and the appropriateness of the management measures taken. Based on these concerns, Congress mandated that a scientific review of the methodology and data used to evaluate these stocks be conducted. In this volume, the committee concludes that although there are improvements to be made in data collection, modeling uncertainty, and communicating between fishers, managers, and scientists, the scientific methods used in the Northeast stock assessments are sound. Recommendations are made on how the stock assessment process can be improved.

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