Alliance of Communities for Sustainable Fisheries
256 Figueroa Street #1, Monterey, CA 93940
www.alliancefisheries.com

 

Proposed changes to H.R. 1187 offered by the Alliance of Communities for Sustainable Fisheries 

1.         Strike subsection 3(c)

2.         Redesignate subsections 6(a) through (f) as subsections (b) through (g)

3.         Insert a new subsection 6(a) as follows:

“(a)  REGULATION OF FISHING—The regulation of commercial and sport fishing within the Sanctuaries shall be exclusively under the jurisdiction of the Pacific Fishery Management Council established under section 302(a)(1)(F) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(a)(1)(F)) and applicable laws and regulations of the State of California.” 

4.         Before the period at the end of sub-paragraph 6(d)(1)(C) as redesignated, add:

“,except striped bass (Morone saxatilis) released during catch and release fishing activity.”

5.         At the end of paragraph 6(d)(3) as redesignated, add:

“(F) of dredged material from an adjacent channel or harbor as part of a project approved by the United States Army Corps of Engineers provided that the material is deposited in an approved location within the Sanctuary.”

We would also appreciate appropriate report language or Floor statements clarifying the Committee’s intent that monitoring and enforcement of marine sanitation devices on private and charter sport fishing vessels be conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard and not the Sanctuaries.