In 1976, I was an undergraduate student in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, far from the waters of Puerto Rico where I was raised. Despite my physical distance from the ocean, it was always top of mind. I had dreams of going to law school and eventually merging that expertise with my first love: fishing. Even then, I understood the critical need for innovative legislation to protect our marine resources. When the Magnuson-Stevens Act, or MSA, was signed into law 50 years ago on April 13, 1976, it was nothing short of visionary. And it remains so today.
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50 years of innovation and leadership: Celebrating the Magnuson-Stevens Act
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