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Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Turns 40

Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Turns 40

Forty years have passed since Congress first passed sweeping legislation that changed the landscape of the American seafood industry from Bristol Bay to Beaumont to Boston. In 1976, the Fishery Conservation and Management Act was the first legislation establishing a comprehensive framework for governing marine fisheries.

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