H.R. 5025 · 115th Congress

To amend the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act to limit the imposition of penalties against a person fishing on a United States flag fishing vessel in certain areas of the Pacific Ocean based on a report by an observer on such a vessel.

Stage
Reported from committee
Introduced
2018-02-14
Latest action
2018-12-21 · Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1104.

Summary

This bill limits penalties from being enforced against a person fishing on a U.S. flag fishing vessel in certain areas of the Pacific Ocean based on a report by an observer, unless (1) the observer's report is provided to the captain and the owner of the vessel within 60 days after the end of the fishing trip, and (2) any enforcement action based on such report is brought within one year after the end of the fishing trip.