3.0.0 482 2023-01-15T22:18:41Z 2023-01-15T22:18:41Z Senate S S 2003-02-27 108 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-02-27T22:50:38Z 2003-02-27 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2003-02-27 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2940-2941) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-02-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. N Public Lands and Natural Resources Agriculture and Food Animals Economic growth Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Fishery management Fishing boats Habitat conservation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Nutrition Oils and fats Overfishing Seafood Sustainable fisheries Territorial waters Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2003-02-27 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Requires the Secretary of Commerce or his designee to conduct an independent and confidential peer review of any stock assessment by a scientific review committee before the assessment is used to further the purposes, policy, and provisions of this Act.

Requires the Council of jurisdiction to establish a set of goals, objectives, an implementation schedule, and a statistically reliable method of achieving such goals and objectives for Fishery Management Observer programs that utilize observers deployed on U.S. fishing vessels or to U.S. fish processors.

Requires the Secretary to issue national criteria for designating a habitat as a habitat area of particular concern.

Revises requirements for: (1) fishery management plans; (2) fish habitat guidelines and recommendations; and (3) the determination and rebuilding of overfished fisheries.

Requires fishery conservation and management measures to take into account the importance of fishery resources to fishing communities and the cumulative impact of fishery conservation and management measures on those fishing communities.

Requires fishery management plans to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.]]>

Fisheries Science and Management Improvement Act of 2003 Display Title Fisheries Science and Management Improvement Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reauthorize and amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Fisheries Science and Management Improvement Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-02-27T05:00:00Z 2003-02-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.