Fisheries

doi: 10.1577/1548-8446-12-6pmid: N/A

Barber, Willard E.

doi: 10.1577/1548-8446(1987)012<0010:tfmsap>2.0.co;2pmid: N/A

The fishery management process established under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation Management Act (MFCMA) is reviewed using the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) as a model. The council's responsibility is primarily to develop and maintain Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) and has established committees and staff to fulfill this responsibility. The secretary of commerce has the responsibility to evaluate, approve, and implement the FMPs. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is responsible for resource assessment but state agencies contribute. Formal public participation is mandated in the MFCMA but there is extensive informal participation. Once a FMP or amendment has been drafted, a review process ensues involving regional and Washington offices of the NMFS, and the public. In‐season management is accomplished by the Regional Office of NMFS. Although many problems face councils today, five seem most important: communication, goals, obtaining timely data, lobbying, and regionalism.

Jennings, Mark R.

doi: 10.1577/1548-8446(1987)012<0022:fmcpfb>2.0.co;2pmid: N/A

The life of Frederic Morton Chamberlain (1867–1921) was marked by his many contributions to fishery science. As an assistant with the old U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, he pioneered life history studies of salmon in California and Alaska, and assisted in the collection of hundreds of thousands of natural history specimens from the Pacific Ocean as resident naturalist on the U.S.S. Albatross. He was innovative in the use of field photography in fishery work, and the design and construction of capture nets and collecting gear. His detailed reports were important in documenting the conditions of the native ichthyofauna in Alaska, Arizona, and California at the turn of the century and have been heavily relied upon by subsequent investigators. His ability to design and conduct scientifically justifiable studies to solve fishery problems while under many kinds of hardships is a testament to his background and dedication to the field. He represents the prototype of the modern fishery biologist.