{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.schatz.senate.gov/press-releases/senate-passes-schatz-sullivan-markey-international-fisheries-bill", "Senate Passes Schatz-Sullivan-Markey International Fisheries Bill", "2016-12-13", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "HI", "Brian Schatz", "S001194", "www.schatz.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Senate Passes Schatz-Sullivan-Markey International Fisheries Bill \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Bipartisan Legislation Will Implement Pacific and Atlantic Fisheries Treaties \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWednesday, May 18, 2016\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON \u2013 The U.S. Senate unanimously passed S.1335, the Ensuring Access to Fisheries Act. The bipartisan legislation, introduced by U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai\u2018i), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), will implement treaties ratified by the Senate last year to better manage\u00a0certain fisheries in the North and South Pacific and the North Atlantic.\u201cI thank Senator Sullivan and Senator Markey for their work to bring our oceans into international conservation and management,\u201d said Senator Schatz.\u00a0 \u201cWith the parts of this legislation that Senator Sullivan and I drafted, we have brought the remaining Pacific fisheries under international management.\u00a0 Our legislation gives the U.S. an opportunity to ensure that our oceans are managed sustainably now and for the future.\u201d\u201cThe Ensuring Access to Fisheries Act will rightfully give the United States a voice and assert our influence in both the fisheries management and conservation decisions in high seas areas of the Pacific Ocean covered by these treaties,\u201d said Senator Sullivan.\u00a0 \u201cDoing so will provide opportunities for our fishermen in the future, and help to protect their current activities for generations to come.\u201d\u201cFish do not follow political boundary lines on a map,\u201d said Senator Markey. \u201cInternational cooperation is essential to ensure healthy fishery resources in the North Atlantic and across the globe.\u00a0I thank Senators Schatz and Sullivan for their partnership on this effort and look forward to getting this legislation signed by the President.\u201d\u00a0Together with other existing treaties S.1335 would bring all high seas fisheries in the Pacific Ocean under international management bodies to ensure access for U.S. fishermen, and responsible management of ocean resources.\u00a0The bill will also implement updates to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention to better manage international North Atlantic fisheries.\u00a0To streamline consideration, Senators Markey and Schatz combined their fisheries legislation\u2014S. 1251, the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Amendments Act, and S. S. 1336, the South Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.schatz.senate.gov/press-releases/senate-passes-schatz-sullivan-markey-international-fisheries-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9453259408473969, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}