MARINE RESOURCES

Amendments

Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), S19269, S19282 [22DE]

Analyses

Chesapeake Bay Ballast Water Management Act (S. 938), S8557 [16JN]

NOAA Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Resources Office Reauthorization (S. 937), S8558 [16JN]

Articles and editorials

French Deny Report That N-Test Site Full of Cracks, H10845 [25OC]

French Paper Runs a Photo of Mururoa Coral Cracks, H10845 [25OC]

Mysteries of the Deep—The Last Frontier, S12396-S12398 [11AU]

Save the Whalers, E450 [27FE]

Bills and resolutions

Chesapeake Bay: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see S. 938), S8550 [16JN]

Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (see H.R. 1358), H3974 [29MR]

Fish and fishing: develop fishery resources within the U.S. economic zone (see H.R. 2369), H9363 [20SE]

———prohibitions against damaging or tampering with fishing gear and fish in the exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 1465), H4415 [6AP]

Fishermen's Protective Act: amend (see H.R. 716), H802 [26JA]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 1175), H2892 [8MR]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Resources Office (see S. 937), S8550 [16JN]

Oceans: promote research, identification, assessment and exploration of marine mineral resources (see S. 1194), S12370 [11AU]

Programs: reauthorization (see H.R. 1175), H2892 [8MR]

Remarks in House

Birds: anniversary of Point Reyes Bird Observatory, E527 [6MR]

Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), H11390, H11391 [30OC]

Endangered species: whaling by coastal and island nations, E450 [27FE]

Fish and fishing: require use of target-specific devices for commercial shrimp harvesting, H10236-H10242 [18OC]

Fishermen's Protective Act: amend (H.R. 716), H4044, H4045 [3AP], H10670-H10680 [24OC]

Government regulations: economic impact of regulations on fishery management councils relative to coastal communities, H10242, H10243, H10246 [18OC]

———prohibit excess harvesting of fisheries for social or economic reasons, H10232-H10236 [18OC]

National Marine Sanctuary Program: funding, E1523 [27JY]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization, H9811 [11OC], H9925, H9926-H9930 [12OC], E1940 [12OC]

States: extend management authority over fisheries in the exclusive economic zone, H10245 [18OC], E1973 [18OC]

Remarks in Senate

Chesapeake Bay: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (S. 938), S8550-S8552 [16JN]

Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), S19282-S19284 [22DE]

Dept. of the Interior: funding of fish hatcheries, S11878 [8AU]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Resources Office (S. 937), S8550-S8552 [16JN]

Oceans: promote research, identification, assessment and exploration of marine mineral resources (S. 1194), S12395-S12399 [11AU]

Oceans Day: observance, S8046 [8JN]

Water pollution: eliminate disposal of plastic products in U.S. waters, S17392 [17NO]

Reports filed

Convey the National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory in Gloucester, MA, to Massachusetts: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1358) (H. Rept. 104-287), H10520 [20OC]

Fishermen's Protective Act Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 716) (H. Rept. 104-47), H2175 [23FE]

Marine Resources Programs and National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1175) (H. Rept. 104-123), H6829 [11JY]

National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1175) (H. Rept. 104-123), H5071 [16MY]

Texts of

H.R. 716, Fisheries Act, H10670-H10678 [24OC]

H.R. 716, Fishermen's Protective Act amendments, H4044 [3AP]

H.R. 1358, convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA, H11391 [30OC]

S. 937, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Resources Office reauthorization, S8556 [16JN]

S. 938, Chesapeake Bay Ballast Water Management Act, S8556 [16JN]