Definitions

In this Act: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, acting through the Director of the National Marine Fisheries Service. (2) Fishery The term fishery has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802). (3) Independent entity The term independent entity — (A) means an entity that— (i) is not a unit of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and (ii) has expertise in areas of science related to fishery stock assessments; and (B) includes— (i) the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; and (ii) an institution of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)). (4) MRIP The term MRIP means the Marine Recreational Information Program of the National Marine Fisheries Service. (5) National Academies The term National Academies means the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (6) PSE The term PSE means the percent standard error. (7) Pulse species The term pulse species means a species that, due to regulatory constraints or the movement or availability of the species on a seasonal basis— (A) is caught— (i) on an intermittent or infrequent basis; or (ii) only during an abbreviated timeframe; and (B) is likely not sampled in a representative manner by data collected through the MRIP. (8) Regional Fishery Management Council The term Regional Fishery Management Council means a Regional Fishery Management Council established under section 302 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852). (9) Regional State fisheries commission The term regional State fisheries commission means each of— (A) the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission; (B) the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; and (C) the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. (10) Scientific and statistical committee The term scientific and statistical committee means a scientific and statistical committee established pursuant to section 302(g) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(g)). (11) Seasonal fishery The term seasonal fishery means a fishery— (A) that is subject to an annual closed season; or (B) that may be affected by in- or post-season accountability measures that result in fishing or harvest closures. (12) Standing committee The term standing committee means the standing committee established pursuant to section 3(b)(1). (13) Stock of fish The term stock of fish has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802). (14) Wave The term wave means the shortest period in which MRIP data are aggregated and reported for use in management decisions.