110 STAT. 3570 PUBLIC LAW 104-297—OCT. 11, 1996 SEC. 106. NATIONAL STANDARDS. (a) Section 301(a)(5) (16 U.S.C. 1851(a)(5)) is amended by striking "promote" and inserting "consider". (b) Section 301(a) (16 U.S.C. 1851(a)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "(8) Conservation and management measures shall, consistent with the conservation requirements of this Act (including the prevention of overfishing and rebuilding of overfished stocks), take into account the importance of fishery resources to fishing communities in order to (A) provide for the sustained participation of such communities, and (B) to the extent practicable, minimize adverse economic impacts on such communities. "(9) Conservation and management measures shall, to the extent practicable, (A) minimize bycatch and (B) to the extent bycatch cannot be avoided, minimize the mortality of such bycatch. "(10) Conservation and management measures shall, to the extent practicable, promote the safety of human life at sea.". SEC. 107. REGIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCILS. (a) Section 302(a) (16 U.S.C. 1852(a)) is amended— (1) by inserting "(1)" after the subsection heading; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (8) as subparagraphs (A) through (H), respectively; (3) by striking "section 304(f)(3)" wherever it appears and inserting "paragraph (3)"; (4) in paragraph (1)(B), as amended— (A) by striking "sind Virginia" and inserting "Virginia, and North Carolina"; (B) by inserting "North Carolina, and" after "except"; (C) by striking "19" and inserting "21"; and (D) by striking "12" and inserting "13"; (5) by striking paragraph (1)(F), as redesignated, and inserting the following: "(F) PACIFIC COUNCIL.—The Pacific Fishery Management Council shall consist of the States of California, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho and shall have authority over the fisheries in the Pacific Ocean seaward of such States. The Pacific Council shall have 14 voting members, including 8 appointed by the Secretary in accordance with subsection (b)(2) (at least one of whom shall be appointed from each such State), and including one appointed from an Indian tribe with Federally recognized fishing rights from California, Oregon, Washington, or Idaho in accordance with subsection (b)(5)."; (6) by indenting the sentence at the end thereof and inserting "(2)" before "Each Council"; and (7) by adding at the end the following: "(3) The Secretary shall have authority over any highly migratory species fishery that is within the geographical area of authority of more than one of the following Councils: New England Council, Mid-Atlantic Council, South Atlantic Council, Gulf Council, and Caribbean Council.". (b) Section 302(b) (16 U.S.C. 1852(b)) is amended—
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