91st - 100th Congress (1969-1988) CENTRAL, WESTERN AND SOUTH PACIFIC FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT Аст Act of September 29, 1972. (86 Stat. 744) An Act to authorize a program for the development of tuna and other latent fisheries resources in the Central, Western, and South Pacific Ocean. This Act authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to carry out a program to develop tuna and other latent fisheries of the Central, Western and South Pacific Ocean, defined as the area of the Pacific Ocean between latitudes 30 degrees north to 30 degrees south and from longitudes 120 degrees east to 130 degrees west. The Act provides for the development of exploration for, and stock assessment of, tuna and other fish; improvement of harvesting techniques; gear development; biological resource monitoring; economic evaluation of the potential for tuna and other fisheries in the area. an MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT Act of October 21, 1972. (86 Stat. 1027) An Act o protect marine mammals; to establish a Marine Mammal Commission; and for other purposes. The Act establishes a federal responsibility to conserve marine mammals, with management vested in the Department of Commerce for cetaceans and pinnipeds other than walrus. The Department of the Interior is responsible for all other marine mammals, including sea otter, walrus, polar bear, dugong and manatee. The Act generally assigns identical responsibilities to the Congress found that certain species and population stocks of marine mammals are or may be in danger of extinction or depletion due to human activities; these mammals should not be permitted to diminish below their optimum sustainable population; measures should be taken immediately to replenish any of these mammals that have diminished below that level, and efforts should be made to protect essential habitats; there is inadequate knowledge of the ecology and population dynamics of these mammals; negotiations should be undertaken immediately to encourage international arrangements for research and conservation of these mammals. MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH AND Act of October 23, 1974. An Act to regulate the transportation for dumping, and the dumping, of material into ocean waters, and for other purposes. This Act authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to designate and manage national marine sanctuaries based on specific standards. It provides for supervision by the Secretary over any permitted private or federal action that is likely to destroy or injure a sanctuary resource, and requires periodic evaluation of implementation of management plans and goals for each sanctuary. The Act also specifies prohibited activities, penalties and enforcement. This Act prohibits transporting any material from the U.S. for the purpose of dumping it into ocean waters, or dumping any material into ocean waters, except as authorized by permit. The Act also 91st - 100th Congress (1969-1988) Central, Western and SouTH PACIFIC FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT ACT Act of September 29, 1972. An Act to authorize a program for the development of tuna and other latent fisheries resources in the Central, Western, and South Pacific Ocean. This Act authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to carry out a program to develop tuna and other latent fisheries of the Central, Western and South Pacific Ocean, defined as the area of the Pacific Ocean between latitudes 30 degrees north to 30 degrees south and from longitudes 120 degrees east to 130 degrees west. The Act provides for the development of exploration for, and stock assessment of, tuna and other fish; improvement of harvesting techniques; gear development; biological resource monitoring; economic evaluation of the potential for tuna and other fisheries in the area. an MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT Act of October 21, 1972. (86 Stat. 1027) An Act o protect marine mammals; to establish a Marine Mammal Commission; and for other purposes. The Act establishes a federal responsibility to conserve marine mammals, with management vested in the Department of Commerce for cetaceans and pinnipeds other than walrus. The Department of the Interior is responsible for all other marine mammals, including sea otter, walrus, polar bear, dugong and manatee. The Act generally assigns identical responsibilities to the Congress found that certain species and population stocks of marine mammals are or may be in danger of extinction or depletion due to human activities; these mammals should not be permitted to diminish below their optimum sustainable population; measures should be taken immediately to replenish any of these mammals that have diminished below that level, and efforts should be made to protect essential habitats; there is inadequate knowledge of the ecology and population dynamics of these mammals; negotiations should be undertaken immediately to encourage international arrangements for research and conservation of these mammals. MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH AND Act of October 23, 1974. An Act to regulate the transportation for dumping, and the dumping, of material into ocean waters, and for other purposes. This Act authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to designate and manage national marine sanctuaries based on specific standards. It provides for supervision by the Secretary over any permitted private or federal action that is likely to destroy or injure a sanctuary resource, and requires periodic evaluation of implementation of management plans and goals for each sanctuary. The Act also specifies prohibited activities, penalties and enforcement. This Act prohibits transporting any material from the U.S. for the purpose of dumping it into ocean waters, or dumping any material into ocean waters, except as authorized by permit. The Act also |