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

Amendments

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (S. 2012), S5509 [6JN], S6025, S6065 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize appropriations to carry out the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program in Arizona, California, and Nevada (see H.R. 5180), H1741 [25AP]

Business and industry: establish a volunteer program and promote community partnerships for the benefit of national fish hatcheries and fisheries program offices (see H.R. 5381), H2585 [11MY]

Conservation and Habitat Restoration Fund: establish (see S. 2422), S2202 [15MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a regional economic transition program to provide disaster relief assistance to fisherman and fish-related businesses affected by a regional disaster (see H.R. 5447), H3016 [22MY]

———provide emergency disaster assistance to mitigate economic losses caused by declining Klamath River salmon and develop a research and recovery plan for Klamath River salmon (see S. 2649), S3506 [25AP] (see H.R. 5213), H1852 [26AP]

———provide emergency disaster assistance to mitigate the economic losses caused by salmon fishery restrictions along the California and Oregon coast (see S. 2662), S3588 [26AP]

———provide grants to States for coastal zone management, coastal wetlands conservation, coastal land protection, and fisheries habitat restoration, and to improve understanding of coastal areas (see S. 2422), S2202 [15MR]

Dept. of the Interior: continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (see H.R. 5732), H4915 [29JN]

———convey Paint Bank National Fish Hatchery and Wytheville National Fish Hatchery to Virginia (see H.R. 5061), H1389 [30MR]

———convey Tylersville division of Lamar National Fish Hatchery and Fish Technology Center to Pennsylvania (see S. 3551), S6283 [21JN] (see H.R. 4957), H972 [14MR]

———reauthorize appropriations for Northwestern salmon run restoration programs (see S. 3522), S5950 [15JN]

Fisheries management laws: reauthorize (see H.R. 4686), H153 [1FE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: amend (see H.R. 4940), H874 [13MR]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 5018), H1195 [28MR] (see H.R. 5051), H1388 [30MR]

Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see S. 2545), S2901 [5AP] (see H.R. 5100), H1562 [5AP]

———establish deadline for restricting sewage dumping and fund programs and activities for improving wastewater discharges into the Great Lakes (see H.R. 5734), H4915 [29JN]

———implement recommendations of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Resources Restoration Study (see S. 2430), S2312 [16MR] (see H.R. 4953), H972 [14MR]

Great Lakes Fishery Commission: investigate effects of migratory birds on sustained productivity of stocks of fish of common concern in the Great Lakes (see S. 3605), S6786 [29JN] (see H.R. 5089), H1452 [4AP]

Hazardous substances: prohibit the Depts. of Defense and Energy from selling, distributing, or transferring elemental mercury and prohibit the export of elemental mercury (see S. 3627), S6787 [29JN]

NOAA: recognize National Marine Sanctuaries Program as critical to managing the ocean and Great Lakes resources (see H. Res. 856), H3642 [8JN]

———reorganize (see H.R. 5450), H3016 [22MY]

———report to Congress on the effects of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma on fisheries and fish habitat (see H.R. 5446), H3016 [22MY]

Privacy: eliminate requirement that States collect Social Security numbers from applicants for recreational licenses (see S. 2249), S769 [7FE]

Ships and vessels: establish vessel ballast water management requirements (see H.R. 5030), H1196 [28MR]

———require exchange of ballast water or alternative ballast water management methods prior to entry into any port within the Great Lakes (see H.R. 4771), H387 [16FE]

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. 2205), S211 [26JA]

Tariff: liquidate or reliquidate certain entries of frozen fish (see S. 3118), S5228 [25MY]

———reliquidate certain entries of salmon (see S. 2411), S2122 [14MR] (see H.R. 4879), H565 [2MR]

Taxation: treatment of income received in connection with litigation concerning the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (see S. 3422), S5490 [6JN]

Factsheets

Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act (S. 3522), S5962 [15JN]

Letters

Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act: Ted Kulongoski, Governor of Oregon, S5962 [15JN]

NOAA funding: James D. Watkins and Leon E. Panetta, Joint Ocean Commission Initiative (organization), H4699 [28JN]

Remarks in House

Alaska: adjust processing quotas for certain crab fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, H4665 [27JN]

Chesapeake Bay: restore watershed, E737 [5MY]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (H.R. 1712), H2782 [18MY]

Dept. of Commerce: provide emergency disaster assistance to mitigate the economic losses caused by salmon fishery restrictions along the California and Oregon coast, H4666 [27JN], H4686, H4687, H4688, H4689, H4700, H4703, H4704 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior: continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (H.R. 5732), E1324 [29JN]

———convey Paint Bank National Fish Hatchery and Wytheville National Fish Hatchery to Virginia (H.R. 5061), H4924 [10JY]

———reallocate costs of the Pactola Dam and Reservoir, SD, to reflect increased demands for municipal, industrial, and fish and wildlife purposes (H.R. 3967), H3728 [12JN]

———State Wildlife Grants programs funding, H2842 [18MY]

Endangered species: reauthorize the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin endangered fish recovery implementation programs (S. 1578), H652, H653 [8MR]

FDA: State notification requirement regarding the presence or potential effects of mercury in fish and shellfish, H751, H752 [8MR]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5018), E432 [28MR]

———reauthorize (H.R. 5051), E472 [30MR]

Food industry: allow States to require labeling of meat or fish packaged with carbon monoxide, H574 [7MR], H728, H730 [8MR]

Great Lakes: establish deadline for restricting sewage dumping and fund programs and activities for improving wastewater discharges into the Great Lakes (H.R. 5734), H4687 [28JN], E1320 [29JN]

———invasive species eradication funding, H3170 [24MY]

Great Lakes Legacy Act: funding, H2797, H2798 [18MY]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (H.R. 1712), H2782 [18MY]

Hurricanes: provide assistance to commercial fisherman whose operations were severely damaged by hurricanes, H1000 [15MR]

Klamath River: provide emergency disaster assistance to mitigate economic losses caused by declining Klamath River salmon and develop a research and recovery plan for Klamath River salmon, H2807 [18MY]

Louisiana: provide assistance to agricultural producers whose operations were severely damaged by hurricanes, H1043 [15MR]

Natural gas: establish a rational process for the siting of liquefied natural gas facilities off the Northeast U.S. coast, H3338 [25MY]

New London, CT: prohibit funding for the Institute for Exploration at the Mystic Aquarium, H4287, H4288 [20JN]

NOAA: U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy recommendations implementation funding through reductions in NASA funding, H4697-H4699 [28JN]

Ships and vessels: require exchange of ballast water or alternative ballast water management methods prior to entry into any port within the Great Lakes (H.R. 4771), E186 [17FE]

Storm Lake, IA: lake restoration project funding, H2790 [18MY]

Remarks in Senate

Arctic Research and Policy Act: improve (S. 879), S4645, S4646 [16MY]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (S. 880), S1958 [9MR]

Dept. of Commerce: provide emergency disaster assistance to mitigate the economic losses caused by salmon fishery restrictions along the California and Oregon coast, S4017 [4MY], S5486 [6JN], S5946 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior: reauthorize appropriations for Northwestern salmon run restoration programs (S. 3522), S5961 [15JN], S7281 [10JY]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: clarify status of certain communities in the western Alaska community development quota program, S6041, S6042 [19JN]

———reauthorize (S. 2012), S5486 [6JN], S5946 [15JN], S6025-S6043, S6049 [19JN]

———require collection of data to determine the economic and social impact of fisheries managment plans on local fishing communities, S6042 [19JN]

Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (S. 2545), S2908-S2910 [5AP]

———implement recommendations of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Resources Restoration Study (S. 2430), S2321 [16MR], S7358 [11JY]

Great Lakes Fishery Commission: investigate effects of migratory birds on sustained productivity of stocks of fish of common concern in the Great Lakes (S. 3605), S6791 [29JN]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (S. 880), S1958 [9MR]

Hazardous substances: prohibit the Depts. of Defense and Energy from selling, distributing, or transferring elemental mercury and prohibit the export of elemental mercury (S. 3627), S6807 [29JN]

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council: include Rhode Island as a member, S6043 [19JN]

Natchitoches, LA: anniversary of Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery, S7283 [10JY]

NOAA: gulf coast fishing industry restoration programs funding, S3670, S3671 [27AP]

———National Marine Fisheries Service seafood promotion strategies funding, S3669, S3670, S3672, S3673 [27AP], S3873 [2MY]

Pacific Northwest: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks, S112 [25JA]

Privacy: eliminate requirement that States collect Social Security numbers from applicants for recreational licenses (S. 2249), S770 [7FE]

Ships and vessels: provide assistance to fishery vessels damaged in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S3568 [26AP]

Taxation: treatment of income received in connection with litigation concerning the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (S. 3422), S5493 [6JN]

Reports filed

Fishery Conservation and Management Act Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2012) (S. Rept. 109-229), S2799 [4AP]

Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2430) (S. Rept. 109-270), S6559 [27JN]

Multi-State and International Fisheries Conservation and Management Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4686) (H. Rept. 109-444), H1915 [27AP]

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 5450) (H. Rept. 109-545), H4957 [10JY]

Pactola Reservoir Reallocation Authorization Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3967) (H. Rept. 109-431), H1740 [25AP]

Paint Bank and Wytheville National Fish Hatcheries Conveyance Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 5061) (H. Rept. 109-533), H4794 [28JN]

Tables

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 5672): impact of Committee on Appropriations (House) mark on NOAA funding, H4699 [28JN]

Testimonies

Role of Local Governments in Chesapeake Bay Watershed Restoration Efforts: Penelope A. Gross, E737 [5MY]

Texts of

H.R. 3967, Pactola Reservior Reallocation Authorization Act, H3728 [12JN]

H.R. 5061, Paint Bank and Wytheville National Fish Hatcheries Conveyance Act, H4924 [10JY]

S. 879, Arctic Research and Policy Act improvement, S4646 [16MY]

S. 1578, Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin endangered fish recovery implementation programs reauthorization, H652 [8MR]

S. 2012, Fishery Conservation and Management Act reauthorization, S6025-S6041 [19JN]

S. 2430, Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act, S2321-S2323 [16MR], S7358 [11JY]

S. 3422, tax treatment of income received in connection with litigation concerning the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill, S5494 [6JN]

S. 3522, Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act, S5961 [15JN]

S. 3627, Missing Mercury in Manufacturing Monitoring and Mitigation Act, S6808 [29JN]