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Total catch and MSY is periodically evaluated as evidenced through the publishing of Regulations (e.g 50/2017). The Management Plan stipulates that the plan is to be evaluated annually to evaluate the implementation and ensure that funds, human resources and facilities are adequate to implement the action plans, and whether any changes are required in order to meet their goals. Evaluation activities are coordinated by the DGCF and carried out by the Management Committee at the Provincial level. The compliance program and the operational action plan for BSC is evaluated. Regulation 71/2016 regulates fishing gear and vessels within ‘fishing lanes’ within the FMAs. This regulation specifies that the monitoring and evaluation of fishing lanes and the placement of gear and vessels in each FMA will be conducted by the DGCF and the provincial office responsible for the relevant fisheries. Since implementation in 2011, this regulation has been amended several times demonstrating that they are evaluated and updated as required. Based on the examples provided above, there are mechanisms in place to evaluate key parts of the management system. The stock assessment is internally reviewed annually by MMAF’s Committee for stock assessment and externally reviewed by an independent scientist as required. In addition, the management plan prescribes a review period of 5 years, however, it has only been in place since 2016. Nonetheless, the Plan has been reviewed internally by scientists from the MMAF research agency and externally from university scientists. In recognition that fisheries management remains constrained by a range of factors such as illegal fishing, a second amendment to the Fisheries Law is being drafted which constitutes a review of the overarching legal framework.