Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Adequacy of NMFS Data, Scientific Foundations, and Models -- 3 Adequacy of Science for Ecosystem and Biological Considerations -- 4 Adequacy of Social and Economic Data -- 5 Adequacy of the Use of Science in Fishery Management -- 6 Legal Challenges Related to NMFS Science: A Sampling of the Litigation -- 7 Findings and Recommendations -- References -- Cases Cited -- APPENDIX A Committee and Staff Biographies -- APPENDIX B Acronyms -- APPENDIX C National Standards in the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act -- APPENDIX D Statement of Task.