The Magnuson-Stevens Act (continued)

• Conservation and management measures shall, to the extent practicable, (A) minimze bycatch and (B) to the extent bycatch cannot be avoided, minimze the mortality of such bycatch.
• Conservation and management measures shall, to the extent practicable, promote the safety of human life at sea.

From: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act as Amended through October 11, 1996.