[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1035 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1035

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 17, 1997

Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Chafee, and Mr. Lautenberg) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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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 concerning 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, that specifically allow large fishing vessels to 
        participate in those fisheries.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Fishery management plan.--The term ``fishery management 
        plan'' means a fishery management plan prepared under section 
        303 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
        Act (16 U.S.C. 1853).
            (2) Large fishing vessel.--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.
            (3) Regional fishery management council.--The term 
        ``regional fishery management council'' means a regional 
        fishery management council established under section 302 of the 
        Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 
        U.S.C. 1852).
            (4) United states exclusive economic zone.--The term 
        ``United States exclusive economic zone'' means the exclusive 
        economic zone established by Proclamation No. 5030, issued on 
        March 10, 1983.
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