MARINE MAMMALS

Articles and editorials

Japan Suspends Drift Net Fishing in the South Pacific, 18250 [19JY]

New Survey Raises Concerns About Recovery of Blue Whale, 4393 [14MR]

Tokyo Is to Ban Fish Nets Early, 18250 [19JY]

Bills and resolutions

California: designate waters of the central coast as a national marine sanctuary (see H.R. 5973)

China, Republic of: commend on protection of certain species of dolphins (see H. Res. 514)

Dolphin Preservation Act: enact (see H.R. 4740)

International Whaling Commission: moratorium on commercial killing of whales (see S. Con. Res. 126)

Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4803)

States: disapproval of issuance of permits for taking from State waters (see H.R. 3984)

Whales: moratorium on commercial killing (see H. Con. Res. 287)

———U.S. sanctions against nations conducting unjustified research and violating the International Whaling Commission moratorium on commercial whaling (see H. Con. Res. 329)

Letters

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: Bob Martinez, Governor of Florida, 18707 [23JY]

Lists

Cosponsors of H. Con. Res. 287, moratorium on commercial killing of whales, 4394 [14MR]

Fish tender names and official numbers of grandfathered vessels, 37002 [27OC]

Poems

``Stop Killing,'' Kristy DeCesere, 10934 [17MY]

``Whale,'' Bethany DiRobbio, 10933 [17MY]

Remarks in House

Alaska: Exxon Valdez oil spill, 4545 [20MR], 4993 [22MR], 5214, 5228 [22MR]

California: designate waters of the central coast as a national marine sanctuary (H.R. 5973), 37116 [27OC]

Dolphin Preservation Act: enact (H.R. 4740), 9721 [8MY]

Fish and fisheries: drift net fishing, 4329 [14MR]

———international agreement relative to drift net operation (H.R. 2958), 33613 [24OC]

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: establish (H.R. 3719), 17843 [17JY], 18703-18708 [23JY]

Japan: impact of fishing and whaling practices, 17935 [18JY]

———suspension of the use of drift nets in fishing, 18250 [19JY]

Marine resources: driftnet fishing, 26014 [26SE], 26565 [28SE]

States: disapproval of issuance of permits for taking from State waters (H.R. 3984), 1491 [7FE]

Whales: moratorium on commercial killing (H. Con. Res. 287), 4393 [14MR], 13627-13629 [12JN]

———Presidential decision on fishing ban, 16638 [10JY]

———U.S. sanctions against nations conducting unjustified research and violating the International Whaling Commission moratorium on commercial whaling (H. Con. Res. 329), 10575 [15MY], 26769-26772 [1OC]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: Exxon Valdez oil spill, 5120, 5124 [22MR]

Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act: enact (S. 2044), 16075 [27JN]

Dolphins: protection, 28539 [11OC]

International Whaling Commission: moratorium on commercial killing of whales (S. Con. Res. 126), 9399, 9400 [3MY]

Whales: moratorium on commercial killing (H. Con. Res. 287), 16576 [28JN]

———moratorium on commercial killing of (S. Con. Res. 126), 13026 [6JN]

———moratorium on commercial killing (S. Con. Res. 126), 16576 [28JN]

Reports filed

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 3719) (H. Rept. 101-593), 17322 [12JY]

International Whaling Commission Moratorium on the Commercial Killing of Whales: Committee on Foreign Relations (S. Con. Res. 126), 13406 [7JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 287, moratorium on commercial killing of whales, 4394 [14MR], 13627 [12JN]

H. Con. Res. 329, U.S. sanctions against nations conducting unjustified research and violating the International Whaling Commission moratorium on commercial whaling, 26769 [1OC]

H.R. 3719, Florida Keys Protection Act, 18703 [23JY]

S. Con. Res. 126, International Whaling Commission moratorium on commercial killing of whales, 9399 [3MY]