A bill to provide for the conservation and management of Weakfish, and for other purposes.
Weakfish Conservation Act of 1993 - Amends the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act to apply such Act, including prohibitions on fishing during a moratorium period, to weakfish.
Directs the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to determine whether: (1) each coastal State has adopted measures necessary to implement the Interstate Fisheries Management Plan for Weakfish (dated 1985) in its coastal waters; and (2) the enforcement by the Plan by each State is satisfactory.
Requires the Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior to declare a moratorium on fishing for weakfish in States that are not in compliance with the Plan.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9871)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
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