By START Gulf Ambassador Arya Muppavarapu From time to time, START encourages citizens to share their unique experiences in working to help improve the water quality of our coastal waters in our Gulf Ambassador series of articles. We think you will enjoy reading about all Arya Muppavarapu has done to help our marine environment. He [...]
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) was first passed in 1976. It is the primary law governing marine fisheries management in U.S. federal waters. The Act fosters long-term biological and economic sustainability of our nation’s marine fisheries out to 200 nautical miles from shore. Under the Act, eight regional fishery management councils [...]
