[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1855 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1855

To establish a moratorium on large fishing vessels in Atlantic herring 
                        and mackerel fisheries.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 10, 1997

  Mr. Saxton (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
 Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Pallone, and 
 Mr. Weygand) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish a moratorium on large fishing vessels in Atlantic herring 
                        and mackerel fisheries.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MORATORIUM.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any provision of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et 
seq.), no large fishing vessel may engage in fishing for Atlantic 
herring or Atlantic mackerel within the United States exclusive 
economic zone until--
            (1) the National Marine Fisheries Service has completed a 
        new population survey into the abundance of the discrete 
        spawning stocks of Atlantic herring and Atlantic mackerel; and
            (2) the Secretary of Commerce has approved and implemented 
        fishery management plans developed by the appropriate regional 
        fishery management council for Atlantic herring and Atlantic 
        mackerel, which specifically allow large fishing vessels to 
        participate in those fisheries.
    (b) Large Fishing Vessel Defined.--In this section, the term 
``large fishing vessel'' means a fishing vessel (as that term is 
defined in section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802)) that--
            (1) is equal to or greater than 165 feet in length overall 
        and has an engine of more than 3,000 horsepower; and
            (2) does not have a documented landing in any East Coast 
        port as of May 1, 1997, of 1 pound or more of any species of 
        fish caught pursuant to a Federal or State fishing or landing 
        permit or license.
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