A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the policy of the United States at the 17th Regular Meeting of the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas in Murcia, Spain.

Summary

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should: (1) make full use of diplomatic and other appropriate mechanisms to ensure member compliance with International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) conservation measures and quotas; (2) press for improved monitoring, recording, and reporting of harvesting and compliance information by contracting and non-contracting nations to ICCAT; (3) identify nations that engage in actions, including illegal fishing, that diminish the fishery conservation program; and (4) encourage adoption of recommendations authorizing the use of enforceable measures to prevent such nations from taking actions that would undermine the effectiveness of conservation and management recommendations.

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• Agreed to Senate (text)

  Agreed to Senate · EN · 13 November 2001

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• Agreed to Senate (PDF)

  Agreed to Senate · EN · 13 November 2001

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• Passed Senate without amendment

  summary · EN · 13 November 2001

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 13 November 2001

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