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 106 STAT. 4318 PUBLIC LAW 102-567—OCT. 29, 1992 "(A) promoting development of commercial fisheries £Lnd markets for underutilized species of the northwest Atlantic Ocean; "(B) developing alternative fishing opportunities for participants in the New England groundfish fisnery; "(C) providing technical support and assistance to United States fishermen and fish processors to improve the valueadded processing of underutilized species and to make participation in fisheries for underutilized species of the northwest Atlantic Ocean economically viable; "(D) creating new economic opportunities through the improved processing and expanded use offish waste; and "(E) helping to restore overfished New England groundfish stocks through aquaculture or hatchery programs. " (2) CONSULTATION.— In establishing and implementing the Northwest Fisheries Reinvestment Program, the Secretary shall consult with representatives of the commercial fishing industry, the seafood processing industry, and the academic community (including the National Sea Grant Program). Contracts. "(3) ACTIVITIES UNDER PROGRAM.—Subiect to the availability Grants. of appropriations, the Secretary shall award contracts, grants and other financial assistance to United States citizens to carry out the purposes of subsection (1), under the terms and conditions provided in section 2(c) of the Act of August 11, 1939 (15 U.S.C. 713c-3(c); commonly referred to as the "Saltonstall-Kennedy Act"), except that, in making awards under this section for projects involving participation in fisheries for underutilized species, the Secretary shall give the highest priority to a person who owns or operates a fishing vessel permitted under this Act to participate in the New England groundfish fishery who agrees to surrender that permit to the Secretary during the duration of the contract, grant or other assistance. "(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—T here are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1993 through 1997 to carry out the purposes of this section. For fiscal year 1993 no more than $1,000,000, and for fiscal year 1994 no more than $2,000,000, of such funds may be provided from monies made available under section 2(b) of the Act of August 11, 1939 (15 U.S.C. 713c-3(b)). "(b) ASSISTANCE OF OTHER AGENCIES.— The Secretary shall actively seek the assistance of other Federal agencies in the development of fisheries for underutilized species of the northwest Atlantic Ocean, including, to the extent permitted by other applicable laws, assistance from the Secretary of Agriculture in including such underutilized species as agricultural commodities in the programs of the Foreign Agricultural Service for which amounts are authorized under the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-624; 104 Stat. 3359). " (c) MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR UNDERUTILIZED SPECIES.—The New England Fishery Management Council, in consultation with other appropriate Councils, shall develop fishery management plans as soon as possible for any underutilized species of the northwest Atlantic Ocean that is not covered under such a plan, in order to prevent overfishing of that species. "(d) UNDERUTILIZED SPECIES DEFINED.— For purposes of this section, the term 'underutilized species of the northwest Atlantic Ocean' means any fish species of the northwest Atlantic Ocean

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