Magnuson-Stevens Act & Legal Action

UCIDA Update Nov 2021—  Click on title to view document  —

Cook Inlet Salmon Legal Update  March, 2021

UCIDA’s compilation of Federal Actions related to Alaska Salmon, Feb. 2021.

NOAA’s 10 National Standards

UCIDA letter to North Pacific Fishery Management Council, May 2020.   Regarding State management problems in the development of an FMP.

The Rise of the Recreational Fishing Lobby. A. Carter & M. Conothan, Center for American Progress, 2018. Changes to MSA proposed by  recreational fishing interests and their lobbyists threaten sustainable fisheries.

Legal Framework for Federal Fisheries Management. Moira Kelly, Fishery Policy Analyst, NMFS , 2014. This explains how the Magnuson-Stevens Act guides fishery management plans (FMPs).

The Regulatory Process for Fishery Management. Moira Kelly, Fishery Policy Analyst, NMFS , 2014. This explains how fishery management plans (FMPs) are developed by Fishery Management Councils.


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