Fisheries Science and Management Enhancement Act of 2005

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 109th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D RahallSponsor

75 cosponsors · 57 D, 18 R

D Pascrell DCR Cunningham TH

D Holden SD

D Davis MT

D Thompson MH

D Hinchey NJR Johnson MK

D Filner MOD Owens HW

4 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Fisheries Science and Management Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to revise requirements for the appointment and training of the voting members of the eight Regional Fishery Management Councils.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 17, 2005

Requires each science and statistical committee established by a Council to include a fishery and marine science subcommittee. Sets forth subcommittee functions, primarily to determine for the Council biological catch limits that will prevent overfishing in a fishery and any protections required for threatened or endangered species.

Revises requirements regarding the disclosure of financial interests by and recusal of members with respect to voting on Council decisions.

Revises provisions required to be in a fishery management plan to require such a plan to allocate any quotas or other conservation and management measures fairly and equitably among the commercial, recreational, and charter fishing sectors in the fishery, and allow fishery sectors to develop allocation plans subject to Council approval.

Provides for peer review of fishery and marine science subcommittee determinations to the Council.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce to carry out a cooperative research, data collection, and gear modification program to conduct conservation projects to minimize the mortality of unavoidable bycatch or fishery impacts on essential fish habitat through modifications of fishing gear and practices.

Amends the Saltonstall-Kennedy Act to make certain funds available to implement the cooperative research, data collection, and gear modification program.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Fisheries Science and Management Enhancement Act of 2005

Latest action (May 3, 2006): Committee Hearings Held.

Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 17, 2005

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.