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AK HJR23
Joint Resolution
Status
Introduced
4/7/2015
Primary Sponsor
Chris Tuck
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AI Summary
- Urges Congress to finalize a bilateral agreement with Russia to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in North Pacific waters
- Calls for immediate passage of H.R. 774, the Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015, to implement UN Food and Agriculture Organization port state measures
- Requests legislation requiring all imported seafood sold in the United States to be fully traceable to its country of origin and including cooked crab in Country-of-Origin Labeling requirements
- Supports the Presidential Task Force on Combating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing and Seafood Fraud through strengthened enforcement by Coast Guard, Department of Commerce, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Urges increased public education about harms of illegal fishing, citing that 40 percent of global king crab catch was illegally taken in 2012 and Alaska's crab market lost an estimated $600 million since 2000 from Russian vessel harvests
Legislative Description
Ask Congress To Stop Illegal Crab Fishing
International Relations
Last Action
REFERRED TO FISHERIES
4/7/2015
Committee Referrals
Fisheries4/7/2015
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