H.R. 9953

Bycatch Reduction Act

Sponsor: Nicholas J. Begich III · 0 cosponsors

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Introduced Jul 27
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Introduced Jul 27
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (Jul 27)

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Sec. 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Bycatch Reduction Act.

Sec. 2. Ensuring mid-water nets do not operate like bottom trawl gear

Sec. 3. Getting trawl nets off the seafloor to reduce unobserved fishing mortality and habitat impacts

Sec. 4. Improving public transparency and increasing participation in the North Pacific Fishery management council process

Sec. 5. Requiring salmon excluders in the North Pacific

Sec. 6. Prioritizing foundational investigations and ecosystem analyses to reduce bycatch and seafloor impacts

Sec. 7. Prohibiting unsustainable foreign seafood imports

Sec. 8. Building infrastructure to support cleaner fishing gear and innovative technology

Sec. 9. Modernizing fisheries monitoring and improving observer program transparency

Sec. 10. Investing in cleaner fishing gear and healthy seafloor habitats