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Federal Management of Saltwater Recreational Fisheries (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Aug. 17, 2018
Report Number IF10949
Report Type In Focus
Authors Harold F. Upton
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

Federal management of saltwater recreational fishing by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has received increasing attention from Congress. Many constituents have expressed concerns with the allocation of fishing quotas among different fishing sectors; data collection and assessment of recreational fishing activity; and use of management measures, such as catch limits. Marine recreational fisheries have been the focus of several specific bills and have been included in efforts to reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).