[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 161 (Wednesday, October 18, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1973]
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                        EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE

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                         HON. PETER A. DeFAZIO

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 18, 1995

  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I join my colleague from the First District 
of California, Representative Riggs, in supporting an extension of 
State jurisdiction into the exclusive economic zone [EEZ] for the 
States of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California. Certain 
fisheries, such as Dungeness crab, scallops, and thresher shark are not 
covered by a Federal fishery management plan [FMP]. States lack the 
authority to manage these fisheries while the Pacific Fishery 
Management Council and NMFS lack the resources to manage them. In the 
absence of management and conservation authority, these fisheries can 
easily be exploited by fishermen fishing exclusively in the EEZ and 
then landing the product in State or foreign nation without landing 
laws addressing that species of fish. The bill as it is currently 
written grants authority to manage in the EEZ to Alaska. I am hopeful 
that similar authority will be granted to Washington, Oregon, and 
California. I applaud the commitment by Representative Young to work 
toward resolution of this issue.

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