Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
Marine Resources Committee
Links of Interest
ABA Policy Positions
Oceans-Federal Regulatory Structure
Oceans-International
Oceans-Marine Resources
Laws
Oceans Act
Ocean Action Plan (Executive Order)
House Bill 50
Web Resources
Current Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act:
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/magact
The National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS’s) explanation of the Magnuson-Stevens Act:
http://www.st.nmfs.gov/st1/fus/fus98/msfcma-8.pdf
NMFS’s Guide to the Sustainable Fisheries Act:
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/sfaguide/index2.htm
The Bush Administration’s home page for the Fishery Conservation and Management Amendments Act of 2005:
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/msa2005/
The text of the BILL:
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/docs/msa_reauthorization.pdf
The Administration’s section-by-section ANALYSIS:
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/docs/msa_sec_by_sec.pdf
A factsheet providing an overview of the bill:
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/docs/msa2005/magnuson_one_pager.pdf
Ocean Commissions
Final Report of the U.S. Ocean Commission
U.S. Ocean Commission News and Notices
Final Report of the Pew Oceans Commission
Federal Agencies
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Marine Fisheries Service
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
State Agencies
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
