Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2007
To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to extend the authorized time period for rebuilding of certain overfished fisheries, and for other purposes.
previous 110th session of congress Other Bill Titles (2 more) 11/6/2007--Introduced.
Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2007 - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require fishery management plans, amendments, or regulations for overfished fisheries to specify a time period for ending overfishing... more
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Bill Status
| Introduced | ![]() | Voted on by House | ![]() | Voted on by Senate | ![]() | Considered By President | ![]() | Bill Becomes Law |
| November 06, 2007 |
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Blog Coverage
January 02, 2009 Ahab's Journal: AN ACTION PLAN FOR NORTH CAROLINAâS COMMERCIAL ...
Congressman Walter B. Jones introduced the Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act (HR 4087) in 2007, and Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ) introduced a nearly identical bill (HR 5425) in 2008. Both bills attracted bipartisan ...
Source: Ahab's Journal
March 17, 2008 Taking a Stand on Fisheries Management
The Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2007 (HR 4087) would allow federal fisheries managers to extend deadlines (generally set at a maximum 10 years by the current Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management ...
Source: Fish Pennsylvania
March 16, 2008 Taking a Stand on Fisheries Management
The Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2007 (HR 4087) would allow federal fisheries managers to extend deadlines (generally set at a maximum 10 years by the current Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management ...
Source: Fish Pennsylvania











