Regional fishery management councils and the display of scientific authority |
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Authors: | Marc L Miller |
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Institution: | Institute for Marine Studies, College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences , University of Washington , Seattle, WA |
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Abstract: | Abstract Natural resource management entities such as the Regional Fishery Management Councils established by the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 depend heavily on science to inform policymakers and to legitimate the policy process. This paper discusses the importance of fishery science to the council system, contrasts the functions of Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSCs) serving the Pacific Fishery Management Council and the New England Fishery Management Council, and remarks on the implications of differences in the display of scientific authority by these SSCs. |
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Keywords: | archaeology federal government legislation state |
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