; and . 204. Modifications to the annual catch limit requirement (a) Regional fishery management councils Section 302 ( 16 U.S.C. 1852 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (m) Considerations for modifications to annual catch limit requirements (1) Annual catch limit requirement for certain data-poor fisheries Notwithstanding subsection (h)(6), in the case of a stock of fish for which the total annual catch limit is 25 percent or more below the overfishing limit, a peer-reviewed stock survey and stock assessment have not been performed during the preceding 5 fishing years, and the stock is not subject to overfishing, a Council may, after notifying the Secretary, maintain the current annual catch limit for the stock until a peer-reviewed stock survey and stock assessment are conducted and the results are considered by the Council and its scientific and statistical committee. (2) Consideration of ecosystem and economic impacts In establishing annual catch limits a Council may, consistent with subsection (h)(6), consider changes in an ecosystem and the economic needs of the fishing communities. (3) Limitations to annual catch limit requirement for special fisheries Notwithstanding subsection (h)(6), a Council is not required to develop an annual catch limit for— (A) an ecosystem-component species; (B) a fishery for a species that has a life cycle of approximately 1 year, unless the Secretary has determined the fishery is subject to overfishing; or (C) a stock for which— (i) more than half of a single-year class will complete their life cycle in less than 18 months; and (ii) fishing mortality will have little impact on the stock. (4) Relationship to international fishery efforts (A) In general Each annual catch limit, consistent with subsection (h)(6)— (i) may take into account management measures under international agreements in which the United States participates