FISH AND FISHING related term(s) Marine Mammals; National Wildlife Refuges

Amendments

Connecticut River: congressional consent to interstate compact on restoration of Atlantic salmon and Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission reauthorization (S. 703), S12110 [28NO], S12734, S12745 [7DE]

Pacific Northwest: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks (H.R. 1157), H3073, H3075 [12JN], H3088, H3089, H3090 [13JN]

Articles and editorials

Aquarium for Atlanta—Giant Facility Will Increase Knowledge About Oceans, S12365 [4DE]

Aquarium ``Will Be a Great Marvel'' Home Depot Chief Pledges $200 Million, S12365 [4DE]

Let's Do Right by Stellers Sea Lions and Fishermen, S1456 [15FE]

Bills and resolutions

Aquaculture: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H4352 [19JY]

Arctic Research and Policy Act: improve (see S. 815), S4175 [2MY]

Atlantic striped bass: prohibit commercial harvesting in coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 470), H221 [7FE]

Chesapeake Bay: provide assistance for nutrient removal technologies to States in the watershed (see S. 1044), S6318 [14JN]

Coastal zones: establish a moratorium on bottom trawling and use of other mobile fishing gear on the seabed in certain coastal areas (see H.R. 108), H59 [6JA]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H4352 [19JY]

Connecticut River: congressional consent to interstate compact on restoration of Atlantic salmon and Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission reauthorization (see S. 703), S3530 [5AP] (see H.R. 2062), H2888 [5JN]

Conservation of natural resources: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish (see H.R. 1367), H1409 [3AP]

Consumers: require retailers of farm-raised fish to inform consumers of the country of origin (see H.R. 2439), H3861 [10JY]

Corps of Engineers: repair and expand a wave attenuation system for Lubec, ME (see S. 1159), S7426 [10JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a tolerance level for the presence of methylmercury in seafood (see S. 555), S2388 [15MR]

Dept. of the Interior: prevent the westward spread of aquatic nuisance species and provide rapid response capacity in certain Western States (see H.R. 2732), H5333 [2AU]

Ecology and environment: establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see S. 678), S3340 [3AP] (see H.R. 325), H162 [31JA]

Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge: ensure the safety of individuals who use motor vehicles to access beaches adjacent to the Brigantine Wilderness Area (see H.R. 896), H649 [6MR]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 911), S5118 [17MY]

———reform Federal land management activities relative to conservation (see H.R. 1403), H1482 (see H.R. 1403), H1492 [4AP]

———vest in the Dept. of the Interior functions relative to certain migratory fish (see H.R. 2409), H3804 [28JN]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: expedite relief for commercial fishery failure in the Pacific Coast Ground Fishery and improve management and enforcement in that fishery (see S. 973), S5694 [25MY] (see H.R. 2376), H3803 [28JN]

———improve implementation of the western Alaska community development quota program (see H.R. 553), H254 [8FE]

Great Lakes: prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see S. 1034), S6212 [13JN] (see H.R. 1680), H1860 [2MY]

International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas: ensure member compliance with conservation measures (see S. Res. 180), S11719 [13NO]

Labeling: provide clarification regarding the market name for the fish Pangasius bocourti and compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see S. 1494), S10154 [3OC] (see H.R. 2964), H6055 [25SE]

Marine mammals: coordinate and expand U.S. and international programs for the conservation and protection of North Atlantic whales (see S. 1380), S8911 [3AU] (see H.R. 3095), H6701 [11OC]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office (see S. 1045), S6318 [14JN]

Oceans: establish individual fishery quota systems (see S. 637), S3052 [28MR]

———reauthorize various fishery conservation management programs (see H.R. 1989), H2710 [24MY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: keep the Committee on Resources (House) and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) informed with respect to negotiations on fish and shellfish (see S. 1813), S13051 [12DE]

Pacific Northwest: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks (see S. 1825), S13145 [13DE] (see H.R. 1157), H1060 [21MR]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks (H.R. 1157), consideration (see H. Res. 163), H3066 [12JN]

Shark fins: prohibit offering for sale, selling, or purchasing in interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2673), H4862 [30JY]

South Dakota: convey certain lands acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the Oahe Irrigation Project to certain State agencies for wildlife habitat mitigation and provide conditional purchase options (see S. 1028), S6211 [13JN]

Sports: protect the public's ability to fish for sport (see S. 1314), S8704 [2AU] (see H.R. 3104), H6701 [11OC] (see H.R. 3547), H10909 [19DE]

Sprague River: conduct a study of the feasibility of providing adequate upstream and downstream passage for fish at the Chiloquin Dam in Oregon (see S. 1826), S13145 [13DE] (see H.R. 2585), H4378 [20JY]

States: continue management of the West Coast Dungeness Crab fishery (see S. 755), S3706 [6AP] (see H.R. 1661), H1715 [1MY]

Taxation: charitable deduction for reasonable and necessary expenses of Alaska Native subsistence whaling captains (see S. 713), S3530 [5AP]

———extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see S. 162), S527 [24JA] (see H.R. 2419), H3804 [28JN]

———provide for Farm, Fishing, and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see S. 313), S1270 [13FE]

———provide tax relief for farmers and fishermen (see S. 312), S1270 [13FE] (see H.R. 2347), H3712 [27JN]

———treatment of small businesses (see S. 1676), S11719 [13NO]

Treaties and agreements: approve a governing international fishery agreement between the U.S. and Estonia (see H.R. 644), H395 [14FE]

Wildlife: protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and their natural habitats on Federal lands through grants to control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species (see H.R. 3558), H10963 [20DE]

Letters

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Removal Assistance Act: Brian E. Frosh, Robert S. Bloxom, and Russ Fairchild, Chesapeake Bay Commission, S6327 [14JN]

———Jane Nishida, Maryland Dept. of the Environment, S6327 [14JN]

———William C. Baker, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, S6327 [14JN]

Missouri River main stem reservoir system operation: Thomas Generke, Missouri River Natural Resources Committee, S7857 [18JY]

Tax treatment of tuna imports: Christopher Lischewski, Bumble Bee Seafoods, Inc., H6419 [5OC]

Memorandums

Acceptable Market Names for Fish in the Catfish Family: Scott Rippey, Dept. of HHS, S11337 [1NO]

Messages

Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Convention: President Clinton, S55 [8JA]

Remarks in House

Bankruptcy: clarify definition of family fishermen, H4954 [31JY]

———provide additional protections under chapter 12 of bankruptcy code to family farmers and extend protections to family fishermen, H4953, H4954 [31JY]

Buy American Act: compliance, H3088 [13JN]

Caseldine, Steve: Corona-Norco Family YMCA Ira D. (Cal) Calvert Distinguished Service Award recipient, E257 [1MR]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (H.R. 2573), E1393 [23JY]

Conservation of natural resources: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish (H.R. 1367), E581 [5AP]

Consumers: require retailers of farm-raised fish to inform consumers of the country of origin (H.R. 2439), H3932 [11JY]

Dept. of Commerce: require report on effect of timber harvesting in British Columbia on Pacific salmon stocks, H3090 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior: prevent the westward spread of aquatic nuisance species and provide rapid response capacity in certain Western States (H.R. 2732), E1526 [3AU]

Endangered Species Act: vest in the Dept. of the Interior functions relative to certain migratory fish (H.R. 2409), E1267 [29JN]

FDA: delay approval of transgenic or genetically engineered fish, H3897-H3901 [11JY]

———ensure safety of seafood, H8078 [13NO]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: improve implementation of the western Alaska community development quota program (H.R. 553), E146 [8FE]

Forest Service: investigation of employees in Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife relative to planting of false evidence by biologists in habitat study, E2389 [20DE]

Great Lakes: prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available, H7606 [1NO]

Klamath Basin: compensation of persons who were economically harmed as a result of the implementation of the Endangered Species Act, H3929 [11JY], H3964 [12JY], H4119, H4149-H4151 [18JY]

Labeling: provide clarification regarding the market name for the fish Pangasius bocourti and compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, H6267, H6268, H6269 [4OC]

Marine mammals: coordinate and expand U.S. and international programs for the conservation and protection of North Atlantic whales (H.R. 3095), E1860 [12OC]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, H3232 [19JN], H3653, H3654, H3655 [27JN]

New Jersey: Manasquan Inlet Project funding, E1284 [29JN]

Oceans: reauthorize various fishery conservation management programs (H.R. 1989), H9156, H9157 [11DE], E2273 [13DE]

Oregon: water shortage in the Klamath Basin, H1829, H1830 [2MY], H1957 [8MY], H3442-H3447 [21JN]

Pacific Northwest: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks, H3362 [21JN], H4083 [17JY]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks (H.R. 1157), H3082 [13JN], E1122 [14JN]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks (H.R. 1157), consideration (H. Res. 163), H3081, H3082-H3092 [13JN]

———ensure that efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks do not include genetically engineered fish, H3089, H3090 [13JN]

———support goals, objectives, and recommendations of Governors of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington relative to efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, H3089 [13JN]

Pahokee, FL: city marina dredging project funding, H4136, H4137 [18JY]

Shark fins: prohibit offering for sale, selling, or purchasing in interstate or foreign commerce (H.R. 2673), E1469 [30JY]

Sprague River: conduct a study of the feasibility of providing adequate upstream and downstream passage for fish at the Chiloquin Dam in Oregon (H.R. 2585), H7380, H7381 [30OC], E1969 [31OC]

States: continue management of the West Coast Dungeness Crab fishery (H.R. 1661), H2900, H2901 [6JN]

Taxation: extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (H.R. 2419), E1266 [29JN]

———treatment of tuna imports, H6417-H6419 [5OC], H6683 [11OC], H8254, H8258, H8290, H8295, H8297, H8332-H8335 [16NO]

Tracy, CA: Banta-Carbona Irrigation District Fish Screen Project funding, H3382 [21JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: critical habitat designations, H3406 [21JN]

Vietnam: impact of fish imports on American producers, H5429, H5432-H5436 [6SE]

Wildlife: protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and their natural habitats on Federal lands through grants to control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species (H.R. 3558), E2391 [20DE]

Remarks in Senate

Arctic Research and Policy Act: improve (S. 815), S4180 [2MY], S4932 [15MY]

Arctic Rose (vessel): sinking off the coast of Alaska, S3697 [6AP]

Bankruptcy: make chapter 12 of bankruptcy code permanent and extend protections to family fishermen, S2155, S2156, S2157, S2158 [12MR]

Chesapeake Bay: Corps of Engineers study of shoreline erosion and related sediment management measures funding, S7895 [19JY]

———provide assistance for nutrient removal technologies to States in the watershed (S. 1044), S6323-S6325 [14JN]

Connecticut River: congressional consent to interstate compact on restoration of Atlantic salmon and Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission reauthorization (S. 703), S3533 [5AP], S12745 [7DE]

Corps of Engineers: repair and expand a wave attenuation system for Lubec, ME (S. 1159), S7429 [10JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a tolerance level for the presence of methylmercury in seafood (S. 555), S2409 [15MR]

Dept. of the Interior: Caddo Lake Institute wetland project funding, S7570 [12JY]

Ecology and environment: establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (S. 678), S3341-S3343 [3AP]

Endangered Species Act: improve consultation process for Federal agencies, S9435-S9437 [14SE]

———reauthorize and improve (S. 911), S5123 [17MY]

FDA: repeal ban on importation of certain fish and fish products not taxonomically from the catfish family, S13110 [13DE], S13247 [14DE], S13426-S13441 [18DE]

———restrict importation of certain fish and fish products not taxonomically from the catfish family, S11091 [25OC], S11337, S11338 [1NO]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: expedite relief for commercial fishery failure in the Pacific Coast Ground Fishery and improve management and enforcement in that fishery (S. 973), S5704 [25MY]

Forest Service: investigation of delays in combatting the Thirtymile Fire in the Cascade Mountains based on application of the Endangered Species Act, S8904 [3AU]

Great Lakes: prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (S. 1034), S6227-S6231 [13JN]

Greeneville (U.S.S.): expression of sympathy to Japanese victims of collision with Ehime Maru (vessel), S1374 [14FE]

International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas: ensure member compliance with conservation measures (S. Res. 180), S11727, S11728, S11735 [13NO]

Klamath Basin: compensation of persons who were economically harmed as a result of the implementation of the Endangered Species Act, S8850 [3AU]

———prohibit funding to divert water and take actions to protect certain fish species, S7555-S7559 [12JY]

Lafayette, LA: NOAA research facility funding, S9386 [13SE]

Manson, Harold C.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, unanimous-consent agreement, S9405 [13SE]

Marine mammals: coordinate and expand U.S. and international programs for the conservation and protection of North Atlantic whales (S. 1380), S8952 [3AU]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers authority to propose alternative species recovery methods to those prescribed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that increase water releases from dams, S7854-S7865 [18JY]

———Corps of Engineers river management funding, S7321 [9JY]

National Marine Fisheries Service: restrictions on Alaskan fisheries due to decline in Stellers sea lion population, S1456 [15FE]

NOAA: efforts relative to conservation and restoration of Atlantic salmon, S7567 [12JY]

———reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office (S. 1045), S6323-S6325 [14JN]

———West Coast groundfish cooperative research funding, S9381 [13SE]

Oceans: establish individual fishery quota systems (S. 637), S3054 [28MR]

Oregon: water shortage in the Klamath Basin, S6945 [27JN], S9379 [13SE]

Pacific Northwest: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks, S4239 [3MY], S9379, S9381 [13SE]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks (S. 1825), S13150 [13DE], S13356 [17DE]

South Dakota: convey certain lands acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the Oahe Irrigation Project to certain State agencies for wildlife habitat mitigation and provide conditional purchase options (S. 1028), S6219 [13JN]

Taxation: charitable deduction for reasonable and necessary expenses of Alaska Native subsistence whaling captains (S. 713), S3540 [5AP]

———extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (S. 162), S528, S529 [24JA]

———provide for Farm, Fishing, and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (S. 313), S1331 [13FE]

———provide tax relief for farmers and fishermen (S. 312), S1331, S1335 [13FE]

———treatment of small businesses (S. 1676), S11720 [13NO]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S55 [8JA]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: report on the biological conditions in the Kootenai River relative to the Kootenai sturgeon, S7898 [19JY]

Vietnam: impact of fish imports on American producers, S10111, S10113, S10118, S10124 [3OC]

Reports filed

Chiloquin Dam Fish Passage Feasibility Study Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2585) (H. Rept. 107-255), H7526, H7528 [30OC]

Congressional Consent to Interstate Compact on Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Restoration and Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2062) (H. Rept. 107-274), H7958 [8NO]

Congressional Consent to Interstate Compact on Restoration of Atlantic Salmon and Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 703), S9197 [6SE]

Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission Reauthorization and Interstate Compact on Restoration of Atlantic Salmon: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 703) (S. Rept. 107-78), S9971 [1OC]

Consideration of H.R. 1157, Pacific Salmon Recovery Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 163) (H. Rept. 107-99), H3066 [12JN]

Continue State Management of the West Coast Dungeness Crab Fishery: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1661) (H. Rept. 107-91), H2954 [6JN]

Fisheries Conservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1989) (H. Rept. 107-227), H6259 [3OC]

Pacific Salmon Recovery Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1157) (H. Rept. 107-95), H3066 [12JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Marine Mammal Protection Act: Alliance for America, E1377 [20JY]

Renewable whale resources: Alliance for America, E1377 [20JY]

Summaries

Fishable Waters Act (S. 678), S3342 [3AP]

Testimonies

Agency Accountability Act: Hubert Potter, S4599 [9MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 163, consideration of H.R. 1157, Pacific Salmon Recovery Act, H3081 [13JN]

H.R. 1989, Fisheries Conservation Act, H9156 [11DE]

H.R. 2585, Chiloquin Dam Fish Passage Feasibility Study Act, H7380 [30OC]

S. 312, Tax Empowerment and Relief for Farmers and Fishermen (TERFF) Act, S1331-S1334 [13FE]

S. 313, Farm, Fishing, and Ranch Risk Management Act, S1334 [13FE]

S. 555, Mercury-Safe Seafood Act, S2410 [15MR]

S. 637, IFQ Act, S3055 [28MR]

S. 703, congressional consent to interstate compact on restoration of Atlantic salmon and Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission reauthorization, S12745 [7DE]

S. 713, Native Alaskan Subsistence Whaling Act, S3540 [5AP]

S. 973, Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Preservation Act, S5705 [25MY]

S. 1028, Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal Land Conveyance Act, S6220 [13JN]

S. 1034, Great Lakes Ecology Protection Act, S6229 [13JN]

S. 1044, Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Removal Assistance Act, S6325 [14JN]

S. 1045, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office reauthorization, S6325-S6327 [14JN]

S. 1825, Pacific Salmon Recovery Act, S13150-S13152 [13DE]

S. Res. 180, ensure International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas member compliance with conservation measures, S11727 [13NO]