. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. March 7: Cd/3. NORTH CAROLINA STATE LIBRARY RALEIGH 1979 Doc. MAR 6 1980 COASiyWATCH UTSTC Sea Grant College Program 1051911 Building NCSU Raleigh, 27650 The 200-mile limit: slowly but surely taking hold It's been about two years since the Fishery Conservation and Manage- ment Act (FCMA) went into effect. In that time, the concept of 200 mile fish- ery conservation zones has become an accepted international standard. In the United States (US), the act's major ef- fects have been two-fold: —Foreign f
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. March 7: Cd/3. NORTH CAROLINA STATE LIBRARY RALEIGH 1979 Doc. MAR 6 1980 COASiyWATCH UTSTC Sea Grant College Program 1051911 Building NCSU Raleigh, 27650 The 200-mile limit: slowly but surely taking hold It's been about two years since the Fishery Conservation and Manage- ment Act (FCMA) went into effect. In that time, the concept of 200 mile fish- ery conservation zones has become an accepted international standard. In the United States (US), the act's major ef- fects have been two-fold: —Foreign fishing within 200 miles of US shores has decreased by 27 percent, according to John M. Murphy, chair- man of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. In fact, on the East Coast, foreign vessels have taken catches well below their alloca- tions. —Domestic fishing, according to Representative Murphy, has increased by 8 percent. Observers say the in- crease in domestic fishing will be Hey look at US. We're still the Sea Grant College newsletter, but we've made a few improvements. We've given ourselves a name, Coastwatch, which says in a nutshell what we're all about. We've redesigned the news- letter to make it more readable and at- tractive. And we've added a new sec- tion "The Back Page" which will keep you informed of progress in Sea Grant research, marine education, recrea- tion, advisory services and publica- tions. We hope you'll approve. Be sure to let us know what you think of our new format. We'd like to thank those of you who responded to the survey we sent out (one out of five readers was randomly chosen to receive it). Many of your suggestions are incorporated in the changes you see here. gradual because some of the fisheries must rebuild. But fewer than 10 of the more than 70 fishery management plans being developed by the eight regional man- agement councils around the country have actually been implemented. As those plans go into effect, dome
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