Shifting stocks

Section 805(a) of the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act (16 U.S.C. 5104(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) The Secretary shall encourage the Commission to include data regarding changes to the ecosystem in its coastal fishery management plans or plan amendments, and when establishing or revising quota allocations between any State, Federal, or other management unit in such a plan or amendment, the Secretary shall account for, using the best scientific information available, any impact from ecological changes on coastal fishery resources, including— (A) any change or shifting trend in fish abundance and distribution; and (B) any potential ecological impact, including food web and habitat impacts, arising from such revised quota allocations..