Why the Fracas Over Changing the NOAA Guidelines to MSA’s National Standards?
Last May, National Marine Fisheries Service asked the public to weigh in on a potential update to the implementation guidelines for three of the ten National Standards used as the core goals in U.S. fisheries management. Ho-hum, yes? No, not in Alaska especially where broad shifts in equity and representation are rocking the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council.
The agency made it clear that it had not yet decided to change any of the guidelines that the eight U.S. federal management councils use when applying any of ...
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