H.R. 4369 · 111th Congress
International Fisheries Agreement Clarification Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Barney Frank
- Introduced
- 2009-12-16
- Latest action
- 2010-01-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
Summary
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 similar fishery management Understandings) as an international agreement under such Act.
States that: (1) annual fishing level recommendations for fishery stocks 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 such stocks; and (3) this Act shall apply to fishing years beginning after April 30, 2010.