The following article is from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Service's web site:

NOAA Fisheries Service To End Overfishing By 2010;
Public Comments Sought

NOAA Fisheries Service has begun the process of developing new guidance to assist regional fishery management councils in developing measures to end overfishing in all U.S. fisheries by 2010. This deadline is a new requirement under the reauthorized Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 2006. Read more. (pdf file)

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