Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2025

The Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2025 seeks to reauthorize and amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) to place a stronger emphasis on climate change and resilience in U.S. fisheries, modernize scientific data and stock assessments, and expand support for fishing communities. Key features include new climate-focused provisions (climate-ready fisheries, resilience planning, and an innovation program), a framework for managing shifting or emergent stocks and cross-jurisdictional fisheries, and expanded efforts to support subsistence, working waterfronts, and community involvement. The bill also advances governance and transparency measures, including tribal representation and enhanced public-process requirements, and adds new international and cross-border coordination elements. Overall, the bill aims to adapt fisheries management to climate-driven changes (such as shifts in stock ranges and productivity), improve data and science capacity, and bolster the social and economic resilience of fishing communities while preserving the core federal framework for regional councils, NOAA oversight, and stock management under the MSA.