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                                                 Union Calendar No. 130
105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1855

                          [Report No. 105-209]

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

                             July 28, 1997

  Additional sponsors: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Markey

                             July 28, 1997

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. MORATORIUM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) is equal to or greater than 165 feet in length 
        overall and has an engine of more than 3,000 horsepower; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

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)) of the United States that is equal to 
or greater than 165 feet in length overall and has an engine of more 
than 3,000 horsepower.
                                     





                                                 Union Calendar No. 130

105th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1855

                          [Report No. 105-209]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 28, 1997

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed