It remains the nation 's primary fisheries law .
After a four - year advocacy effort , Ocean Conservancy helped enact a Congressional rewrite of the Magnuson -- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act in 1996 , which changed the way fisheries are managed .
Ocean Conservancy remains the nation 's primary fisheries law .
After a four - year advocacy effort , Ocean Conservancy helped enact a Congressional rewrite of the Magnuson -- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act in 1996 , which changed the way fisheries are managed .