FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 National Standard 2: From Origin to Application -- 3 Characterizing "Best Scientific Information Available" -- 4 Findings and Recommendations -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Committee and Staff Biographies -- Appendix B Participants at the Workshop on Defining Best Available Science for Fisheries Management -- Appendix C Questionnaires Sent to Fishery Management Councils and Fisheries Science Centers -- Appendix D Regulations Supporting Fishery Management Plan Development and National Standard 2 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act -- Appendix E Acronyms -- Appendix F Compilation of Science Center and Management Council Reports and Committees -- Appendix G Scientific Information in Fisheries Management: The Report of a Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education Fisheries Workshop -- Appendix H Recent Case Law Support for Guidelines on "Best Scientific Information Available".