MARINE MAMMALS

Bills and resolutions

Antiquities Act: prohibit use of funds for the establishment of national marine monuments unless certain requirements are met (see S. 3438), S8035 [1AU]

Canada: undertake bilateral discussions to negotiate agreement to conserve populations of large whales at risk of extinction that migrate along the Atlantic seaboard of North America (see S. Res. 456), S1055 [14FE]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see S. 2635), S970 [13FE]

Dept. of Commerce: ensure Native Alaskan rights to engage in subsistence whaling through issuance of bowhead whale catch limits (see S. 3333), S7279 [24JY] (see H.R. 6624), H7164 [24JY]

———prescribe regulations to reduce the incidence of vessels colliding with North Atlantic right whales by limiting the speed of vessels (see S. 2657), S1121 [25FE] (see H.R. 5536), H1341 [5MR]

Endangered species: allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species (see H.R. 6936), H8475 [18SE] (see H.R. 7171), H10131 [26SE]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see S. 2635), S970 [13FE]

International Whaling Commission: end commercial, coastal, and community-based whaling and strengthen whale conservation efforts (see S. Con. Res. 86), S4969 [3JN] (see H. Con. Res. 350), H3885 [14MY]

Marine Mammal Commission: establish national research program to fund basic and applied research on marine mammals (see H.R. 5106), H455 [23JA]

Marine Mammal Protection Act: authorize appropriations for marine mammal cooperative management agreements in Alaska (see H.R. 5429), H942 [13FE]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize and establish a National Marine Sanctuary System, strengthen and clarify management authorities, and reform sanctuary designation policies (see H.R. 6537), H6726 [17JY]

Oceans: protect (see S. 3314), S7148 [23JY]

Remarks in House

Animals: strengthen polar bear conservation efforts, E552 [9AP]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (H.R. 1187), H1775-H1778 [31MR], E529 [8AP]

Dept. of Commerce: ensure Native Alaskan rights to engage in subsistence whaling through issuance of bowhead whale catch limits (H.R. 6624), E1558 [25JY]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (H.R. 1187), H1775-H1778 [31MR], E529 [8AP]

International Whaling Commission: end commercial, coastal, and community-based whaling and strengthen whale conservation efforts (H. Con. Res. 350), H5526-H5530, H5547, H5550 [18JN], E915 [14MY]

Marine Mammal Protection Act: authorize appropriations for marine mammal cooperative management agreements in Alaska (H.R. 5429), E172 [13FE]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize and establish a National Marine Sanctuary System, strengthen and clarify management authorities, and reform sanctuary designation policies (H.R. 6537), E1491 [17JY]

Research: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (H.R. 3639), E1860 [22SE]

Sea Otter Awareness Week: observance, E1860 [22SE]

Remarks in Senate

Antiquities Act: prohibit use of funds for the establishment of national marine monuments unless certain requirements are met (S. 3438), S8045 [1AU]

Canada: undertake bilateral discussions to negotiate agreement to conserve populations of large whales at risk of extinction that migrate along the Atlantic seaboard of North America (S. Res. 456), S1074 [14FE]

Dept. of Commerce: ensure Native Alaskan rights to engage in subsistence whaling through issuance of bowhead whale catch limits (S. 3333), S7300 [24JY]

Oceans: protect (S. 3314), S7156 [23JY]

Sea Otter Awareness Week: observance, S8367 [11SE]

Reports filed

Dept. of Commerce Regulations To Reduce the Incidence of Vessels Colliding With North Atlantic Right Whales by Limiting the Speed of Vessels: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2657) (S. Rept. 110-429), S7029 [22JY]

Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H.R. 1187) (S. Rept. 110-516), S10323 [1OC]

———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1187) (H. Rept. 110-557), H1820 [31MR]

Land Based Sources Protocol to Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region With Annexes: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8375 [11SE]

NOAA John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program Extension: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H.R. 1006) (S. Rept. 110-421), S6722 [15JY]

Resolutions of ratification

Land Based Sources Protocol to Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region With Annexes, S8381 [11SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 350, end commercial, coastal, and community-based whaling and strengthen whale conservation efforts, H5526 [18JN]

H.R. 1187, Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act, H1776 [31MR]

S. Con. Res. 86, end commercial, coastal, and community-based whaling and strengthen whale conservation efforts, S4973 [3JN]

S. Res. 456, undertake bilateral discussions with Canada to negotiate agreement to conserve populations of large whales at risk of extinction that migrate along the Atlantic seaboard of North America, S1074 [14FE]