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National Marine Fisheries Service Executive Summary The mission
of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is to manage the
marine fisheries of the United States to serve the nation now
and to benefit future generations. The physical domain that NMFS
manages is the largest exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the
world, with an area of 3.4 million square nautical miles (11
million square k