Fisheries Science and Management Enhancement Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1431
Sponsor: Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3]
Introduced: 2005-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Agriculture and Food
Animals
Arrest
Assault
Bribery
Citizen participation
Commerce
Conflict of interests
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Commerce
Ecological research
Economics and Public Finance
Ecosystem management
Endangered species
Environmental Protection
Environmental assessment
Equipment and supplies
Federal advisory bodies
Fish kills
Fishery management
Fishery products
Fishes
Fishing
Fishing boats
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Government statistics
Government trust funds
Grants-in-aid
Habitat conservation
Labor and Employment
Law
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine biology
Marine ecology
Marine resources conservation
Obstruction of justice
Overfishing
Planning
Public meetings
Public records
Research and development
Science, Technology, Communications
Scientists
Searches and seizures
Sexual harassment
Sports and Recreation
Subsidies
Tariff
Wages
Wildlife conservation
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: 
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.
 
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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-03
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2006-04-24
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee Without Recommendation .
action_date: 2005-03-24
text: Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.
action_date: 2005-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in House