Magnuson-Stevens Act Amendments of 2002

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Magnuson-Stevens Act Amendments of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report to the Congress on the 20 U.S. fisheries with the most severe examples of excess harvesting capacity and to make harvesting reduction recommendations. Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to grant the appropriate Council for fisheries or the Governor of a State the right to request the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a fishery reduction program for a given fishery. Modifies provisions regarding payments to owners of scrapped fishing vessels. Includes seabirds under definition of bycatch. Permits fishery management plans to allow retention and donation for charitable purposes of all dead bycatch that cannot otherwise be avoided, as long as such retention is in accordance with Federal conservation and management measures. Directs the Secretary to work with the Councils and fishing industry participants to develop new fishing gear, or modifications to existing gear, to minimize bycatch in fisheries with significant bycatch problems. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to minimize bycatch and to minimize adverse fishing gear impacts on habitats of particular concern…