ment vessel contained in sections 679.2 and 
679.4 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, 
as in effect on the date of enactment of the 
Maritime Safety Act of 2009 and except as pro-
vided in paragraph (4), the owner of a vessel el-
igible under subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) 
(other than paragraph (21)), in order to im-
prove vessel safety and operational efficiencies 
(including fuel efficiency), may rebuild or re-
place that vessel (including fuel efficiency) with 
a vessel documented with a fishery endorsement 
under section 12113 of title 46, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(B) SAME REQUIREMENTS.—The rebuilt 
or replacement vessel shall be eligible in the 
same manner and subject to the same restric-
tions and limitations under such subsection as 
the vessel being rebuilt or replaced. 
‘‘(C) TRANSFER
OF
PERMITS
AND
LI-
CENSES.—Each fishing permit and license held 
by the owner of a vessel or vessels to be rebuilt 
or replaced under subparagraph (A) shall be 
transferred to the rebuilt or replacement vessel. 
‘‘(2) RECOMMENDATIONS
OF
NORTH
PACIFIC 
FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL.—The North Pa-
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cific Fishery Management Council may recommend 
for approval by the Secretary such conservation and 
management measures, including size limits and 
measures to control fishing capacity, in accordance 
with the Magnuson-Stevens Act as it considers nec-
essary to ensure that this subsection does not dimin-
ish the effectiveness of fishery management plans of 
the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management 
Area or the Gulf of Alaska. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
REPLACEMENT
OF 
CERTAIN VESSELS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the 
requirements of subsections (b)(2), (c)(1), and 
(c)(2) of section 12113 of title 46, United 
States Code, a vessel that is eligible under sub-
section (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) (other than 
paragraph (21)) and that qualifies to be docu-
mented with a fishery endorsement pursuant to 
section 203(g) or 213(g) may be replaced with 
a replacement vessel under paragraph (1) if the 
vessel that is replaced is validly documented 
with a fishery endorsement pursuant to section 
203(g) or 213(g) before the replacement vessel 
is documented with a fishery endorsement 
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under section 12113 of title 46, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY.—A replacement ves-
sel under subparagraph (A) and its owner and 
mortgagee are subject to the same limitations 
under section 203(g) or 213(g) that are appli-
cable to the vessel that has been replaced and 
its owner and mortgagee. 
‘‘(4) SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN CATCHER 
VESSELS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A replacement for a 
covered vessel described in subparagraph (B) is 
prohibited from harvesting fish in any fishery 
(except for the Pacific whiting fishery) managed 
under the authority of any Regional Fishery 
Management Council (other than the North Pa-
cific Fishery Management Council) established 
under section 302(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Act. 
‘‘(B) COVERED VESSELS.—A covered ves-
sel referred to in subparagraph (A) is— 
‘‘(i) a vessel eligible under subsection 
(a), (b), or (c) that is replaced under para-
graph (1); or 
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‘‘(ii) a vessel eligible under subsection 
(a), (b), or (c) that is rebuilt to increase 
its registered length, gross tonnage, or 
shaft horsepower. 
‘‘(5) 
LIMITATION
ON
FISHERY
ENDORSE-
MENTS.—Any vessel that is replaced under this sub-
section shall thereafter not be eligible for a fishery 
endorsement under section 12113 of title 46, United 
States Code, unless that vessel is also a replacement 
vessel described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(6) GULF OF ALASKA LIMITATION.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (1), the Secretary shall prohibit 
from participation in the groundfish fisheries of the 
Gulf of Alaska any vessel that is rebuilt or replaced 
under this subsection and that exceeds the maximum 
length overall specified on the license that authorizes 
fishing for groundfish pursuant to the license limita-
tion program under part 679 of title 50, Code of 
Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of en-
actment of the Maritime Safety Act of 2009. 
‘‘(7) AUTHORITY OF PACIFIC COUNCIL.—Noth-
ing in this section shall be construed to diminish or 
otherwise affect the authority of the Pacific Council 
to recommend to the Secretary conservation and 
management measures to protect fisheries under its 
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jurisdiction (including the Pacific whiting fishery) 
and participants in such fisheries from adverse im-
pacts caused by this Act.’’. 
(2) EXEMPTION
OF
CERTAIN
VESSELS.—Sec-
tion 203(g) of the American Fisheries Act (title II 
of division C of Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 
2681–620) is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘(United 
States official number 651041)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘, NORTHERN TRAV-
ELER (United States official number 635986), 
and NORTHERN VOYAGER (United States 
official number 637398) (or a replacement ves-
sel for the NORTHERN VOYAGER that com-
plies with paragraphs (2), (5), and (6) of sec-
tion 208(g) of this Act)’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘, in the case of the 
NORTHERN’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘PHOENIX,’’. 
(3) 
FISHERY
COOPERATIVE
EXIT
PROVI-
SIONS.—Section 210(b) of the American Fisheries 
Act (title II of division C of Public Law 105–277; 
112 Stat. 2681–629) is amended— 
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