Atlantic State Marine Fisheries Compact
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| Atlantic State Marine Fisheries Compact | |
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| Formation date: | 1942 |
| Member jurisdictions: | 15 |
| Issue(s): | Fisheries; Natural resource management |
| ASMF Compact website | |
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The Atlantic State Marine Fisheries compact is an interstate compact among the 15 Atlantic coast states: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Virginia. The compact also has congressional consent.[1][2]
History
The earliest version of the compact was ratified by the 15 states and approved by Congress in 1942 for "the purpose of protecting and managing marine fisheries within the states' jurisdiction."[1][3]
Governance
The compact created the Atlantic State Marine Fisheries Commission. Each member state is represented by three commissioners: the director of the state's marine fisheries management agency, a state legislator, and an individual appointed by the governor. Each state receives one vote in the commission. Commissioners balance the needs of their states in four main areas:[3]
- interstate fisheries management
- fisheries science
- habitat conservation
- law enforcement
Text of the compact
The legislature of each member state passes the laws with certain modifications, but the core of the legislation remains the same.
See also
External links
- The Council of State Governments - National Center for Interstate Compacts
- Atlantic State Marine Fisheries Compact
- Atlantic State Marine Fisheries Commission
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