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PUBLIC LAW 109–479—JAN. 12, 2007

‘‘(A) fishing activities that violate conservation and management measures required under an international fishery management agreement to which the United States is a party, including catch limits or quotas, capacity restrictions, and bycatch reduction requirements; ‘‘(B) overfishing of fish stocks shared by the United States, for which there are no applicable international conservation or management measures or in areas with no applicable international fishery management organization or agreement, that has adverse impacts on such stocks; and ‘‘(C) fishing activity that has an adverse impact on seamounts, hydrothermal vents, and cold water corals located beyond national jurisdiction, for which there are no applicable conservation or management measures or in areas with no applicable international fishery management organization or agreement. ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal years 2007 through 2013 such sums as are necessary to carry out this section. 16 USC 1826k.

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‘‘SEC. 610. EQUIVALENT CONSERVATION MEASURES.

‘‘(a) IDENTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall identify, and list in the report under section 607, a nation if— ‘‘(1) fishing vessels of that nation are engaged, or have been engaged during the preceding calendar year in fishing activities or practices; ‘‘(A) in waters beyond any national jurisdiction that result in bycatch of a protected living marine resource; or ‘‘(B) beyond the exclusive economic zone of the United States that result in bycatch of a protected living marine resource shared by the United States; ‘‘(2) the relevant international organization for the conservation and protection of such resources or the relevant international or regional fishery organization has failed to implement effective measures to end or reduce such bycatch, or the nation is not a party to, or does not maintain cooperating status with, such organization; and ‘‘(3) the nation has not adopted a regulatory program governing such fishing practices designed to end or reduce such bycatch that is comparable to that of the United States, taking into account different conditions. ‘‘(b) CONSULTATION AND NEGOTIATION.—The Secretary, acting through the Secretary of State, shall— ‘‘(1) notify, as soon as possible, other nations whose vessels engage in fishing activities or practices described in subsection (a), about the provisions of this section and this Act; ‘‘(2) initiate discussions as soon as possible with all foreign governments which are engaged in, or which have persons or companies engaged in, fishing activities or practices described in subsection (a), for the purpose of entering into bilateral and multilateral treaties with such countries to protect such species; ‘‘(3) seek agreements calling for international restrictions on fishing activities or practices described in subsection (a) through the United Nations, the Food and Agriculture

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