Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should seek a review of compliance by all nations with the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas' conservation and management recommendations for Atlantic bluefin tuna and other species, and should pursue strengthened conservation and management measures to facilitate the recovery of the Atlantic bluefin tuna, and for other purposes.

3.0.0 368 2023-01-11T20:07:59Z 2023-01-11T20:07:59Z Senate S SRES 2007-11-06 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Discharged from 2007-11-15T00:03:06Z Referred to 2007-11-06T23:53:09Z Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should seek a review of compliance by all nations with the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas' conservation and management recommendations for Atlantic bluefin tuna and other species, and should pursue strengthened conservation and management measures to facilitate the recovery of the Atlantic bluefin tuna, and for other purposes. 110 229 HCONRES 2007-11-14 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2007-11-14 Senate Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S14417-14418) Floor 2007-11-14 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text as passed Senate: CR S14417-14418) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2007-11-14 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14417-14418) Discharge 2007-11-14 Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S14417-14418) Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2007-11-06 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13999-14000) IntroReferral 2007-11-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES N S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2007-11-06 True S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. 2007-11-06 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2007-11-07 False S001078 Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH] John Sununu R NH E. 2007-11-07 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2007-11-08 False I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2007-11-08 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2007-11-08 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Atlantic Ocean Europe Fishery management International Affairs Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine biology Overfishing Sustainable fisheries Treaties Tuna Public Lands and Natural Resources

00 2007-11-06 Introduced in Senate 2008-01-24T21:18:47Z Declares that it is the sense of the Senate that the United States delegation to the 20th Regular Meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas should: (1) seek the adoption of a harvesting moratorium on the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery; (2) seek to strengthen the conservation and management of such tuna; (3) reevaluate the implementation, effectiveness, and relevance of a specified recommendation of the Commission and seek detailed justification from Commission members that have failed to fully implement the recommendations; (4) pursue a review and assessment of compliance; (5) seek to address noncompliance including, as appropriate, by deducting a portion of a future quota for a party to compensate for that party exceeding its quota in prior years; and (6) pursue additional research on the relationship between the western Atlantic and eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna stocks and the extent to which the populations intermingle.

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82 2007-11-14 Passed Senate without amendment 2008-01-24T21:28:11Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Declares that it is the sense of the Senate that the United States delegation to the 20th Regular Meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas should: (1) seek the adoption of a harvesting moratorium, including compliance mechanisms, on the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery of sufficient duration to begin stock recovery and allow implementation of a monitoring and control program when the moratorium ends; (2) seek to strengthen the conservation and management of such tuna; (3) reevaluate the implementation, effectiveness, and relevance of a specified recommendation of the Commission and seek detailed justification from Commission members that have failed to fully implement the recommendations; (4) pursue a review and assessment of compliance with conservation and management measures for the bluefin tuna fishery and other fisheries subject to Commission jurisdiction; (5) seek to address noncompliance including, as appropriate, by deducting a portion of a future quota for a party to compensate for that party exceeding its quota in prior years; and (6) pursue additional research on the relationship between the western Atlantic and eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna stocks and the extent to which the populations intermingle.

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that, at the 20th Regular Meeting of the International Commission on the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, the United States should pursue a moratorium on the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery to ensure control of the fishery and further facilitate recovery of the stock, pursue strengthened conservation and management measures to facilitate the recovery of the Atlantic bluefin tuna, and seek a review of compliance by all Nations with the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas' conservation and management recommendation for Atlantic bluefin tuna and other species, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that, at the 20th Regular Meeting of the International Commission on the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, the United States should pursue a moratorium on the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery to ensure control of the fishery and further facilitate recovery of the stock, pursue strengthened conservation and management measures to facilitate the recovery of the Atlantic bluefin tuna, and seek a review of compliance by all Nations with the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas' conservation and management recommendation for Atlantic bluefin tuna and other species, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that, at the 20th Regular Meeting of the International Commission on the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, the United States should pursue a moratorium on the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery to ensure control of the fishery and further facilitate recovery of the stock, pursue strengthened conservation and management measures to facilitate the recovery of the Atlantic bluefin tuna, and seek a review of compliance by all Nations with the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas' conservation and management recommendation for Atlantic bluefin tuna and other species, and for other purposes. Agreed to Senate 2007-11-14T05:00:00Z Introduced in Senate 2007-11-06T05:00:00Z 2007-11-14 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S14417-14418) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.