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PAPERBACK list:$21.00 Web:$18.90 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Free Resources Sign in to download PDF book and chapters PDF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Display this book on your site! Related Titles Dynamic Changes in Marine Ecosystems: Fishing, Food Webs, and Future Options Review of Recreational Fisheries Survey Methods Other Related Titles Science and Its Role in the National Marine Fisheries Service (2002) Ocean Studies Board (OSB) Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Page 79   E-mail  Facebook  Digg  Stumble  Twitter More The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. APPENDIX B Acronyms CIE Center for Independent Experts EA Environmental Assessment EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone EFH Essential Fish Habitat EIS Environmental Impact Statement ESA Endangered Species Act FEP Fishery Ecosystem Plan FIS Fisheries Information System FMP Fishery Management Plan FONSI Finding of no significant impact GIS Geographic Information Systems GMT Groundfish Management Team MFCMA Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act MMPA Marine Mammal Protection Act MPA Marine Protected Area MSFCMA Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act NAPA National Academy of Public Administration Page 79 Front Matter (R1-R14) Executive Summary (1-8) 1. Introduction (9-14) 2. Adequacy of NMFS Data, Scientific Foundations, and Models (15-25) 3. Adequacy of Science for Ecosystem and Biological Considerations (26-29) 4. Adequacy of Social and Economic Data (30-33) 5. Adequacy of the Use of Science in Fishery Managment (34-43) 6. Legal Challenges Related to NMFS Science: A Sampling of the Litigation (44-49) 7. Findings and Recommendations (50-68) References (69-71) Cases Cited (72-72) Appendix A: Committee and Staff Biographies (73-78) Appendix B: Acronyms (79-80) Appendix C: National Standards in the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (81-82) Appendix D: Statement of Task (83-84)

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Science and Its Role in the National Marine Fisheries Service APPENDIX B Acronyms CIE Center for Independent Experts EA Environmental Assessment EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone EFH Essential Fish Habitat EIS Environmental Impact Statement ESA Endangered Species Act FEP Fishery Ecosystem Plan FIS Fisheries Information System FMP Fishery Management Plan FONSI Finding of no significant impact GIS Geographic Information Systems GMT Groundfish Management Team MFCMA Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act MMPA Marine Mammal Protection Act MPA Marine Protected Area MSFCMA Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act NAPA National Academy of Public Administration

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Science and Its Role in the National Marine Fisheries Service NAS National Academy of Sciences NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NRC National Research Council NRDC National Resources Defense Council PDT Plan Development Team PFMC Pacific Fishery Management Council RFA Regulatory Flexibility Act SFA Sustainable Fisheries Act SSC Scientific and Statistical Committee TAC Total Allowable Catch VMS Vessel Monitoring System

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