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| https://www.sullivan.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senate-passes-sullivan-schatz-markey-fisheries-bill | Senate Passes Sullivan-Schatz-Markey International Fisheries Bill | 2016-12-14 | 2016 | 2016-12 | Republican | House | AK | Dan Sullivan | S001198 | www.sullivan.senate.gov | legacy | 12.14.16 Senate Passes Sullivan-Schatz-Markey International Fisheries Bill Bipartisan Legislation Will Implement Pacific and Atlantic Fisheries Treaties WASHINGTON, DC On Saturdaymorning, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed theEnsuring Access to Fisheries Act.The bipartisan legislation, introduced in the Senate by U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), will implement treaties ratified by the Senate two years ago to better managecertain fisheries in the North and South Pacific, and to improve international fisheries management in the North Atlantic. This legislation will rightfully give the United States a voice and assert our influence in both the fisheries management and conservation decisions in the high seas areas covered by these treaties,said Senator Sullivan.Doing so will provide opportunities for our fishermen in the future, and help to protect their current activities for generations to come. Nations around the world look to the United States for leadership on how to manage fisheries,said Senator Schatz.Our legislation brings the remaining Pacific fisheries under international management, and establishes penalties for fishing illegally. By working together with foreign countries, we can establish global management plans that will keep our oceans healthy and productive for ourselves today, and for the generations that follow. I want to thank Senator Sullivan and Senator Markey for their commitment to keeping world fisheries healthy. Fish do not follow political boundary lines on a map,said Senator Markey.International cooperation is essential to ensure healthy fishery resources in the North Atlantic and across the globe.I thank Senators Schatz and Sullivan for their partnership on this legislation and look forward to the President signing it into law. Together with other existing treaties this bill 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. The bill will also implement updates to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention to better manage international North Atlantic fisheries. The bill now heads to President Obama's desk to be signed into law. ### Print Email Tweet Next Article Previous Article | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |