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S. 2856 · 111th Congress

International Fisheries Agreement Clarification Act

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International Fisheries Agreement Clarification Act - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to recognize the United States-Canada Transboundary Resource Sharing Understanding (and other related fishery management Understandings and decisions made under such Understandings) as an international agreement under such Act.

What it does: CRS summary · Reported to Senate with amendment(s) · May 24, 2010

International Fisheries Agreement Clarification Act - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to recognize the United States-Canada Transboundary Resource Sharing Understanding (and other related fishery management Understandings and decisions made under such Understandings) as an international agreement under such Act.

States that: (1) annual fishing level recommendations for fishery stocks in any given year under such Understandings may be exceeded as long as the fishing mortality level allows for progress toward rebuilding affected fish stocks; (2) the 10-year fishery rebuilding requirement shall not apply to stocks covered by such Understandings; and (3) this Act shall apply to fishing years beginning after April 30, 2010.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: International Fisheries Agreement Clarification Act

Latest action (May 24, 2010): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 402.

Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Dec 9, 2009

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

No recorded floor vote found.