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Originally Posted by MakoMike
The stock assessment said that they are not overfished and that overfishing is not occurring, so what would you expect them to do? If you want the fish managed for anything other than MSY then you need to write to your congressman, because under the current version of the MSA they are legally required to manage the stock for MSY.
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When they predict that overfishing is going to occur, they should act to prevent overfishing from occurring. But the spirit of your post is pretty much spot on: the law needs to be changed.