FCMA

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FCMA is the commonly used abbreviation for the Fishery Conservation and Management Act, a U.S. federal law that established a comprehensive framework for managing and conserving the nation’s marine fisheries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
fisheries management law ⓘ
aimsTo ensure conservation of fishery resources ⓘ
prevent overfishing ⓘ
promote sustainable fisheries ⓘ
rebuild overfished stocks ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
appliesTo U.S. exclusive fishery management zone ⓘ
United States fishery resources ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
enforcedBy National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ
establishes regional fishery management councils ⓘ
establishesFrameworkFor comprehensive management of U.S. marine fisheries ⓘ
focusesOn U.S. marine fish stocks ⓘ
offshore fisheries management ⓘ
hasComponent fishery management plans ⓘ
hasEffectOn U.S. fishing industry ⓘ
marine ecosystems in U.S. waters ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
legalArea environmental law ⓘ
natural resources law ⓘ
policyType resource conservation policy ⓘ
sustainable use policy ⓘ
predecessorOf Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ⓘ
purpose conservation of marine fishery resources ⓘ
management of marine fisheries ⓘ
promotion of optimal utilization of fishery resources ⓘ
regulates commercial fishing activities ⓘ
recreational fishing activities ⓘ
relatedTo U.S. ocean and coastal policy ⓘ
marine conservation policy of the United States ⓘ
replacedBy Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ⓘ
requires conservation and management measures ⓘ
scientific basis for fishery management decisions ⓘ
shortName FCMA ⓘ
subject fishery conservation ⓘ
fishery management ⓘ
marine fisheries ⓘ

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Fishery Conservation and Management Act → shortName → FCMA ⓘ
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