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CED-79-46 1 (1979-02-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaayrv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: .~ ~ . t.; \ 108709 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 1 WASHINGTON. D.C. 20546 RELEASED 3-177024 bc ue the General RESTRICTED - ot to I. ... FEBRUARY 26,1979 Aca~ntltg office exK~o ~~b~i .~ik prvlFBRAY2,17 401xsi al Relations bA1ljfiU* rarnG. Magnuson Chairman, National Ocean Policy Study, \ 4Committee on Commerce, Science and 11_ Transportation United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: As requested in your July 19, 1978, letter, we reviewed thefunctions, activities, and utility of the three inter- state Marine Fisheries Commissionsin light of the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 which established the Regional Fishery Management Councils. Pursuant to your request, we also obtained information on possible changes to certain commission activities. The act created a system of fisheries management in the Fishery Conservation Zone (generally 3 to 200 miles) in the form of a partnership consisting of the Secretary of Com- merce, the States, and eight Regional Fishery Management Councils. The system emphasizes local development of fishery management plans by the councils, which are composed of Fed- eral and State officials and individuals from the private sector. Implementation of the plan is the responsibility of the Secretary of Commerce. The act generally did not diminish the States authority to manage species found predominantly within the territorial sea (generally 0 to 3 miles). The commissions' functions and activities have not substantially changed since the act was passed. One excep- tion, however, is that the executive directors of the commissions are now nonvoting members of the boards of the Regional Fishery Management Councils in their area. The commissions, which were established by interstate compacts, are agencies of the member States and primarily serve States needs. Although the commissions have no juris- dictional authority over fisheries, they serve the States by advocating State interests and coordinating interstate research and territorial sea fisheries management efforts not subject to the act's jurisdiction. We found that the commissions' value to the States varies. Generally, State officials advocate a viable, continuing role for the commissions in dealing with fishery matters and issues that are not exclusively under the councils' jurisdiction Ii ~ ~ I II~I H(CED-79-6 6q

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