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[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 12 (Thursday, January 21, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LIEU:H.R. 404.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H224]
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- Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act
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H.R. 404, Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58712
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 17, 2021
Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Fishes
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
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Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act of 2021
This bill addresses certain driftnet fishing. Driftnet fishing is a method of fishing in which a gillnet composed of a panel or panels of webbing, or a series of such gillnets, is placed in the water and allowed to drift with the currents and winds for the purpose of entangling fish in the webbing.
Currently, the use of large-scale drift gillnets with a total length of 2.5 kilometers or more is prohibited in the United States.The bill expands the definition of large-scale driftnet fishing to prohibit the use of gillnets with a mesh size of 14 inches or greater. This expanded prohibition does not apply within the U.S. exclusive economic zone for five years.
The Department of Commerce must conduct a transition program to facilitate the phase out of large-scale driftnet fishing and to promote the adoption of alternative fishing practices that minimize the incidental catch of living marine resources.
Commerce must award grants to program participants.
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2022-11-16
Reported to House
2022-11-28T21:17:52Z
Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act
This bill addresses certain driftnet fishing. Driftnet fishing is a method of fishing in which a gillnet composed of a panel or panels of webbing, or a series of such gillnets, is placed in the water and allowed to drift with the currents and winds for the purpose of entangling fish in the webbing.
Currently, the use of large-scale drift gillnets with a total length of 2.5 kilometers or more is prohibited in the United States.The bill expands the definition of large-scale driftnet fishing to prohibit the use of gillnets with a mesh size of 14 inches or greater. This expanded prohibition does not apply within the U.S. exclusive economic zone for five years.
The Department of Commerce must conduct a transition program to facilitate the phase out of large-scale driftnet fishing and to promote the adoption of alternative fishing practices that minimize the incidental catch of living marine resources.
Commerce must award grants to program participants.
Further, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council may recommend and Commerce may approve regulations to collect fees from charter vessel operators that guide recreational anglers who harvest Pacific halibut.

Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act
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Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act
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To improve the management of driftnet fishing.
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