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 PUBLIC LAW 102-567—OCT. 29, 1992 106 STAT. 4289 SEC. 310. UNITED STATES GULF OF MEXICO AND SOUTH ATLANTIC SHRIMP FISHERY STUDY. (a) STUDY.— (1) The Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a comprehensive economic study to provide baseline information to guide policy decisions on the future of the United States Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic shrimp fishery. Funds shall only be expended under the terms of paragraph (2) of this section. (2) The study shall— (A) gather information as to the extent to which governmental and economic: factors have affected or may affect the United States Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic shrimp fishery; (B) attempt to expand available historical data through survey contacts and cooperation with the industry; and (C) incorporate the results of the studies on the United States Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic shrimp fishery that are underway or completed on the date this section is effective. (b) REPORT.—The Secretary of Commerce shall submit a report to Congress detailing the results of this study no later than October 1, 1993. (c) AUTHORIZATION. — There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this section $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1993. None of the funds authorized under section 304(g) of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1854(g)) may be used to carry out the provisions of this section. SEC. 311. REPORT ON SATELLITE CAPABIUTIES FOR FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT. (a) IN GENERAL. —Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the heads of other Federal agencies, shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, a report describing how current and planned satellite capabilities of the Federal Government can aid in the enforcement of Federal fisheries laws and international fisheries conservation programs. (b) REPORT CONTENTS. — The report under subsection (a) shall include consideration of— (1) active, transponder-based systems and passive, vessel signature-based techniologies capable of localizing or identifying individual vessels without the use of vessel-carried transmitters; (2) the resolution, coverage periods, and all-weather effectiveness of each technology and the real-time data delivery capacity of the various systems; (3) a description of the technological requirements (including data processing and transfer procedures) and institutional requirements necessary to transfer satellite data to end users for management and enforcement purposes; and (4) the status of foreign civil satellites and the feasibility of their application to international vessel location and monitoring.

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