Fisheries
H.R. 7209
Update Type
Committee Name
Committees on Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Natural Resources
Sponsor Name
Peters
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Cal.
Issue
4
Volume
54
Update Issue
5
Update Volume
54
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
170 Cong. Rec. H387

would provide for the establishment of a Caribbean and Latin America Maritime Security Initiative to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in the Caribbean and Latin America.

89 FR 278
01/03/2024
Update Type
Final Rules

NMFS prohibited the retention and possession of oceanic whitetip sharks in U.S. waters of the Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, and hammerhead sharks in U.S. waters of the Caribbean Sea. 

Volume
54
Issue
3
Update Volume
54
Update Issue
1
88 FR 65356
09/22/2023
Update Type
Proposed Rules

NMFS proposed to extend the current regionwide moratorium on the harvest of gold corals in the U.S. Pacific Islands through June 30, 2028, in order to prevent overfishing and stimulate research on the species.

Volume
53
Issue
11
Update Volume
53
Update Issue
27
H.R. 4587
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Natural Resources
Sponsor Name
Rutherford
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Fla.
Issue
9
Volume
53
Update Issue
20
Update Volume
53
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
169 Cong. Rec. H3477

would provide that the NOAA Administrator shall not issue an interim or final rule that includes an area closure in the South Atlantic for species managed under the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan until the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete and the data related to that study is integrated into the stock assessment.

H.R. 3187
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Natural Resources
Sponsor Name
Magaziner
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-R.I.
Issue
7
Volume
53
Update Issue
14
Update Volume
53
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
169 Cong. Rec. H2244

would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council.

S. 1508
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Sponsor Name
Reed
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-R.I.
Issue
7
Volume
53
Update Issue
14
Update Volume
53
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
169 Cong. Rec. S1602

would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council.

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