Integration of technologies for understanding the functional relationship between reef habitat and fish growth and production
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The Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996 and the amended Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act elevated habitat and conservation as priorities in federal fisheries management. In particular, the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) amendment to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act establishes guidelines to assist fishery managers in the description and identification of EFH. Essential fish habitat is defined as “. . . those waters and substrate necessary to fish for spawning, breeding, feeding, or growth to maturity. . . . waters include aquatic areas and their associated physical, chemical, and biological properties that are used by fish, and may include areas historically used by fish where appropriate; ‘substrate’ includes sediment, hard bottom, structures underlying the waters, and associated biological communities; ‘necessary’ means the habitat required to support a sustainable fishery and a healthy ecosystem; . . .” Moreover, National Marine FishIntegration of technologies for understanding the functional relationship between reef habitat and fish growth and production
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