Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should seek a review of compliance by all nations with the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas' conservation and management recommendations for Atlantic bluefin tuna and other species, and should pursue strengthened conservation and management measures to facilitate the recovery of the Atlantic bluefin tuna, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hconres-229
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2007-10-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean
Europe
Fishery management
International Affairs
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Overfishing
Sustainable fisheries
Treaties
Tuna

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-09
text: 
 Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that the United States, through the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, should: (1) pursue a review and assessment of compliance with conservation and management measures adopted by the Commission for the 2006 Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery and other fisheries subject to Commission jurisdiction; (2) address noncompliance by nations through appropriate actions including, as appropriate, deducting a proportion of a future quota for a country to compensate for such country exceeding its quota in prior years; (3) pursue a meaningful discussion of the implementation and effectiveness of a specified Commission recommendation relating to a recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean; and (4) seek to strengthen conservation and management of Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna by making recommendations to halt the decline of the stock and begin to rebuild it.

action_date: 2007-11-13
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that the United States, through the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, should: (1) pursue a review and assessment of compliance with conservation and management measures adopted by the Commission for the 2006 Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery and other fisheries subject to Commission jurisdiction; (2) address noncompliance by nations through appropriate actions including, as appropriate, deducting a proportion of a future quota for a country to compensate for such country exceeding its quota in prior years; (3) pursue a meaningful discussion of the implementation and effectiveness of the Commission recommendation entitled &quot;Recommendation by ICCAT to Establish a Multi-Annual Recovery Plan for Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean&quot;; and (4) seek to strengthen conservation and management of Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna by making recommendations to halt the decline of the stock and begin to rebuild it.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-11-14
text: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2007-11-13
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-11-13
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H13527-13528)
action_date: 2007-11-13
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H13527-13528)
action_date: 2007-11-13
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 229.
action_date: 2007-11-13
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H13527-13528)
action_date: 2007-11-13
text: Ms. Bordallo moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
action_date: 2007-10-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
action_date: 2007-10-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-10-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-10-09
text: Introduced in House