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Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act
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Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act This bill addresses certain driftnet fishing. (Driftnet fishing is a method of fishing in which a gillnet composed of a panel or panels of webbing, or a series of such gillnets, is placed in the water and allowed to drift with the currents and winds for the purpose of entangling fish in the webbing.) Currently, the use of large-scale drift gillnets with a total length of 2.5 kilometers or more is prohibited in the United States.The bill expands the definition of large-scale driftnet fishing to prohibit the use of gillnets with a mesh size of 14 inches or greater. This expanded prohibition does not apply within the U.S. exclusive economic zone prior to January 1, 2020. The Department of Commerce must conduct a transition program to facilitate the phase out of large-scale driftnet fishing and to promote the adoption of alternative fishing practices that minimize the incidental catch of living marine resources. Commerce may award grants to program participants.
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HR 2023, HR 200, and S. 1520, the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017, all provisions related to recreational fisheries management and reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. H.R. 2748 and S. 756, the Save Our Seas Act of 2017, all provisions related to the removal of plastics from the ocean. S. 2773 and H.R. 5638 the Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act, all provisions related to modernizing American swordfish management.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 729.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-430.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2487)
Introduced in Senate
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Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Magnuson Stevens Act; H.R. 2023, S. 1520; Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017 (Modern Fish Act); H.R.200 Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act; Billfish Conservation Act; S. 2773, H.R.5638, Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act; Gulf and South Atlantic Red Snapper; Catch Shares; Access; Sportsmen's Act; Biscayne National Park; Marine Protected Areas; Antiquities Act; Rigs to Reefs; Aquaculture
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Magnuson Stevens Act; H.R. 2023, S. 1520; Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017 (Modern Fish Act); H.R.200 Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act; Billfish Conservation Act; S. 2773, H.R.5638, Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act; Gulf and South Atlantic Red Snapper; Catch Shares; Access; Sportsmen's Act; Biscayne National Park; Marine Protected Areas; Antiquities Act; Rigs to Reefs; Aquaculture
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
H.R. 200 the Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act H.R.5638 - Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act S.2773 - Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act H.R. 1456, Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act, all provisions (Rep. Royce) S. 793, Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act, all provisions (Sen. Booker) S.2764, Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2018 H.R. 5248, The Sustainable Shark and Fisheries Trade Act of 2018 S. 1520, Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act, all provisions (Sen. Wicker) H.R. 2023, Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act, all provisions (Rep. Graves) H.R.3072, Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service section of report
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Magnuson Stevens Act; H.R. 2023, S. 1520; Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017 (Modern Fish Act); H.R.200 Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act; Billfish Conservation Act; S. 2773, H.R.5638, Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act; Gulf and South Atlantic Red Snapper; Catch Shares; Access; Sportsmen's Act; Biscayne National Park; Marine Protected Areas; Antiquities Act; Rigs to Reefs; Aquaculture
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, White House Office
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