High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act of 1992 information
High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act of 1992
Other short titles
Driftnet Moratorium Enforcement Act of 1991
Long title
An Act to enhance the effectiveness of the United Nations international driftnet fishery conservation program.
Acronyms (colloquial)
HSDFEA
Nicknames
Central Bering Sea Fisheries Enforcement Act of 1992
Enacted by
the 102nd United States Congress
Effective
November 2, 1992
Citations
Public law
102-582
Statutes at Large
106 Stat. 4900
Codification
Titles amended
16 U.S.C.: Conservation
U.S.C. sections created
16 U.S.C. ch. 38, subch. III §§ 1826a-1826c
U.S.C. sections amended
16 U.S.C. ch. 38, subch. I § 1801 et seq.
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 2152 by Gerry Studds (D–MA) on April 30, 1991
Committee consideration by House Merchant Marine and Fisheries, House Ways and Means
Passed the House on February 25, 1992 (412-0 Roll call vote 19, via Clerk.House.gov)
Passed the Senate on July 31, 1992 (Passed voice vote) with amendment
House agreed to Senate amendment on August 10, 1992 (Agreed voice vote) with further amendment
Senate agreed to House amendment on August 12, 1992 (Agreed voice vote)
Signed into law by President George H. W. Bush on November 2, 1992
High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act of 1992 is United States declaration citing an observance of the United Nations
international driftnet fishery conservation program to restrict large scale driftnet fishing in high seas or international waters. The Act of Congress acknowledges the United Nations General Assembly Resolutions imposing a global moratorium on all high seas driftnet fishing by December 31, 1992.[1][2][3] In accordance with Title 16 section 1857, the United States federal law 102-582 proclaims the Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act prohibits the application of large scale driftnet fishing within an exclusive economic zone of any sovereign state and the United States.
The 1992 legislation was drafted as House Bill H.R. 2152 and Senate Bill S. 884.[4] The H.R. 2152 bill superseded the S. 884 bill which was passed by the 102nd United States Congressional session and enacted into law by the 41st President of the United States George H.W. Bush on November 2, 1992.[5]
^"44-225 ~ Large-scale pelagic driftnet fishing and its impact on the living marine resources of the world's oceans and seas". UN General Assembly Resolution ~ A/RES/44/225. United Nations (UN) General Assembly. December 22, 1989.
^"45-197 ~ Large-scale pelagic driftnet fishing and its impact on the living marine resources of the world's oceans and seas". UN General Assembly Resolution ~ A/RES/45/197. United Nations (UN) General Assembly. December 21, 1990.
^"46-215 ~ Large-scale pelagic driftnet fishing and its impact on the living marine resources of the world's oceans and seas". UN General Assembly Resolution ~ A/RES/46/215. United Nations (UN) General Assembly. December 20, 1991.
^"S. 884 ~ Driftnet Moratorium Enforcement Act of 1991". P.L. 102-582 ~ 106 Stat. 4900. Congress.gov. April 23, 1991.
^Bush, George H.W. (November 2, 1992). "Statement on Signing the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act - November 2, 1992". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 2150–2151.
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