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U.S. Actions Taken on Foreign Large-Scale High Seas Driftnet Fishing: 2015 Report to Congress

  • 2015


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  • NOAA Program & Office:
    NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service)
  • Description:
    Section 206(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act sets forth Congressional findings, including inter alia that "the continued widespread use of large-scale driftnets beyond the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of any nation is a destructive fishing practice that poses a threat to living marine resources of the world's oceans." It also notes the expansion of large-scale driftnet fishing into other oceans and acknowledges the June 30, 1992, global driftnet moratorium called for by United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution 44/225. Finally, Section 206(b) recognizes the moratorium on the use of large-scale driftnets agreed through the Convention for the Prohibition of Fishing with Long Driftnets in the South Pacific, also known as the Wellington Convention.
  • Document Type:
    Report to Congress
  • Rights Information:
    Public Domain
  • Compliance:
    Library
  • Download URL:
    https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17217/noaa_17217_DS1.pdf
  • File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 341.16 KB]
  • Collection(s):
    National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha256:e6835c89822ea9711c3444f2002baa33c9632fb376ad350403e79512e2024f20
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