HR 531: South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act of 2025
South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act of 2025
This bill revises federal requirements for U.S. commercial fishing vessels operating in the South Pacific. The changes reflect amendments to the South Pacific Tuna Treaty that were agreed to at Nadi, Fiji, on December 3, 2016. The treaty details mutual obligations of the United States and 16 Pacific Island countries when U.S. fishing vessels operate in the region.
Introduced on
Thursday, January 16th, 2025
Subjects
Australia, Civil actions and liability, Fiji, Fishes, International law and treaties, Kiribati, Law enforcement administration and funding, Licensing and registrations, Marine and coastal resources, fisheries, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Pacific Ocean, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga