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Also tagged in: Animals, Environmental protection, Fishery management, Fishing boats, Foreign policy, Government information, Government paperwork, International affairs, Marine resources, Marine resources conservation, Protection of animals, Sharks
Latest Action: 07/09/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Bill TextTo amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve the conservation of sharks. 4/9/2008--Introduced. Shark Conservation Act of 2008 - Amends the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to list a nation in the biennial report on international compliance if the nation's fishing vessels are or have been engaged in fishing activities that target or incidentally catch sharks and the nation has not adopted a shark conservation program that is comparable, taking into account different conditions, to that of the United States, including measures to prohibit removal any of the fins of a shark (including the tail) and discarding the carcass of the shark at sea. Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to make it a prohibited act to have a shark fin (including the tail) aboard a vessel (currently, aboard a fishing [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Alaska, Arctic Ocean, Fishery management, Foreign policy, Indians, Indigenous peoples, International affairs, International agencies, Marine resources, Minorities, Negotiations, Sustainable fisheries, United Nations
Latest Action: 06/03/2008 - Signed by President. Bill TextA joint resolution directing the United States to initiate international discussions and take necessary steps with other Nations to negotiate an agreement for managing migratory and transboundary fish stocks in the Arctic Ocean. 10/4/2007--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Declares that: (1) the United States should initiate discussions to negotiate international agreements for managing migratory, transboundary, and straddling fish stocks in the Arctic Ocean and establishing new international fisheries management organizations for the region; (2) such agreements should conform with the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement and contain mechanisms for establishing elements necessary for sustaining future Arctic fish stocks; (3) as international fisheries agreements are negotiated and [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Animals, Fishery management, Fishing boats, Foreign policy, International affairs, Law, Licenses, Marine resources, Oceania, South Pacific area, Territorial waters, Tuna
Latest Action: 09/27/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Bill TextTo amend title 46, United States Code, to promote the U.S. distant water tuna fleet. 9/26/2007--Introduced. South Pacific Tuna Fleet Act of 2007 - Declares that a fishery endorsement is not required for a United States documented purse seine tuna fishing vessel home ported in American Samoa while fishing exclusively for highly migratory species under a license issued under the 1987 Treaty on Fisheries Between the Governments of Certain Pacific Island States and the Government of the United States of America in the treaty area or in U.S. exclusive economic zones bordering the treaty area.
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Latest Legislation - View All
Also tagged in: Animals, Environmental protection, Fishery management, Fishing boats, Foreign policy, Government information, Government paperwork, International affairs, Marine resources, Marine resources conservation, Protection of animals, Sharks
Latest Action: 07/09/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Bill TextTo amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve the conservation of sharks. 4/9/2008--Introduced. Shark Conservation Act of 2008 - Amends the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to list a nation in the biennial report on international compliance if the nation's fishing vessels are or have been engaged in fishing activities that target or incidentally catch sharks and the nation has not adopted a shark conservation program that is comparable, taking into account different conditions, to that of the United States, including measures to prohibit removal any of the fins of a shark (including the tail) and discarding the carcass of the shark at sea. Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to make it a prohibited act to have a shark fin (including the tail) aboard a vessel (currently, aboard a fishing [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Animals, Fishery management, Fishing boats, Foreign policy, International affairs, Law, Licenses, Marine resources, Oceania, South Pacific area, Territorial waters, Tuna
Latest Action: 09/27/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Bill TextTo amend title 46, United States Code, to promote the U.S. distant water tuna fleet. 9/26/2007--Introduced. South Pacific Tuna Fleet Act of 2007 - Declares that a fishery endorsement is not required for a United States documented purse seine tuna fishing vessel home ported in American Samoa while fishing exclusively for highly migratory species under a license issued under the 1987 Treaty on Fisheries Between the Governments of Certain Pacific Island States and the Government of the United States of America in the treaty area or in U.S. exclusive economic zones bordering the treaty area.
Also tagged in: Alaska, Arctic Ocean, Fishery management, Foreign policy, Indians, Indigenous peoples, International affairs, International agencies, Marine resources, Minorities, Negotiations, Sustainable fisheries, United Nations
Latest Action: 06/03/2008 - Signed by President. Bill TextA joint resolution directing the United States to initiate international discussions and take necessary steps with other Nations to negotiate an agreement for managing migratory and transboundary fish stocks in the Arctic Ocean. 10/4/2007--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Declares that: (1) the United States should initiate discussions to negotiate international agreements for managing migratory, transboundary, and straddling fish stocks in the Arctic Ocean and establishing new international fisheries management organizations for the region; (2) such agreements should conform with the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement and contain mechanisms for establishing elements necessary for sustaining future Arctic fish stocks; (3) as international fisheries agreements are negotiated and [...] show full description
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