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go directly to report, PDF _ RL32185 - U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: Living Resources Provisions
22-Jun-2009; Eugene H. Buck; 13 p.
 Update: Previous Updates

January 7, 2004

February 12, 2008

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Abstract: The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOS Convention) was agreed to in 1982, but the United States never became a signatory nation. The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations reported the LOS Convention on December 19, 2007. The Senate may choose to address the ambiguities of the LO.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Marine, Economics & Trade

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go directly to report, PDF _ RS22825 - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Budget for FY2009
17-Feb-2009; Wayne A. Morrissey; 10 p.
 Update: Previous Releases:
August 8, 2008
April 28, 2008
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Abstract: On February 4, 2008, President Bush requested $4.103 billion in discretionary budget authority for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the Department of Commerce (DOC). This amount is $207 million, or 5.3%, more than FY2008 enacted appropriations of $3.896 billion. Bush .... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Marine, Legislative
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go directly to report, PDF _ RL33603 - Ocean Commissions: Ocean Policy Review and Outlook
9-Feb-2009; Harold F. Upton and Eugene H. Buck; 18 p.
 Update: Previous Releases:
August 15, 2008
February 1, 2007
August 8, 2006
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Abstract: In 2003 and 2004, the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy and the Pew Oceans Commission made numerous recommendations for changing U.S. ocean policy and management. The 109th Congress reauthorized the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (P.L. 109-479), incorporating provisions r.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Marine, Water, Legislative
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go directly to report, PDF _ RL32154 - Marine Protected Areas: An Overview
6-Feb-2009; Eugene H. Buck, and Harold F. Upton; 25 p.
 Update: Previous releases:
January 29, 2008
March 1, 2007
May 13,2005 (http://www.ncseonline.org/NLE/CRSreports/05Feb/RL32154.pdf)
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Abstract: Some Members of Congress (among many others) are interested in considering limiting human activity in some areas of the marine environment as one response to mounting evidence of deteriorating conditions and declining populations of living resources. The purposes of proposed additional limits would .... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Marine, Biodiversity, Natural Resources
148 
go directly to report, PDF _ R40172 - Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Issues in the 111th Congress
10-Apr-2009; Eugene H. Buck, Harold F. Upton; 20 p.
 Abstract: Fish and marine mammals are important resources in open ocean and nearshore coastal areas; many federal laws and regulations guide their management as well as the management of their habitat.

Commercial and sport fishing are jointly managed by the federal government and individual states. Sta.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Marine

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go directly to report, PDF _ 98-666 - Pacific Salmon and Steelhead Trout: Managing Under the Endangered Species Act
4-Feb-2009; Eugene H. Buck; 11 p.
 Update: Previous Release:
May 12, 2008
June 28, 2008
December 6, 2006
http://www.NCSEonline.org/NLE/CRSreports/07Jan/98-666.pdf
May 30, 2006
April 10, 2006
http://www.NCSEonline.org/nle/crsreports/biodiversity/biodv-22.cfm.... [expand]  [read report]
Abstract: Along the Pacific Coast, 26 distinct population segments of Pacific salmon and steelhead trout are listed as either endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Human activities have combined to greatly degrade, reduce, and eliminate fish habitat and otherwise harm populat.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Biodiversity, Legislative, Marine
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go directly to report, PDF _ RL33493 - Outer Continental Shelf: Debate Over Oil and Gas Leasing and Revenue Sharing
27-Oct-2008; Marc Humphries; 23 p.
 Update: Previous Releases:
September 17, 2009
January 22, 2008
August 28, 2006
/NLE/CRSreports/06Jul/RL33493.pdf
MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS:
President Bush announced on June 18, 2008, that he would like to open areas of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) for oil and gas develop.... [expand]  [read report]
Abstract: Oil and gas leasing in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) has been an important issue in the debate over energy security and domestic energy resources. The Department of the Interior (DOI) released a comprehensive inventory of OCS resources in February 2006 that estimated reserves of 8.5 billion b.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Natural Resources, Marine, Energy
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go directly to report, PDF _ RL32486 - Marine Protected Areas (MPAs): Federal Legal Authority
22-Oct-2008; Adam Vann; 29 p.
 Update: Previous Releases:
October 29, 2007
June 6, 2007
February 4, 2005; Author: Aaron M. Flynn
October 5, 2004
http://www.ncseonline.org/NLE/CRSreports/04jul/RL32486.pdf
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Abstract: Recent events, including the release of the President’s U.S. Ocean Action Plan and reports issued by the United States Commission on Ocean Policy and the Pew Oceans Commission, have prompted a reexamination of U.S. ocean policy and debate over an “ecosystem approach” to ocean resource management. O.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Marine, Federal Agencies
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go directly to report _ RL34506 - Tsunami Detection and Warnings for the United States
25-Sep-2008; Wayne A. Morrissey; 17 p.
 Abstract: Congress raised concerns about the possible vulnerability of U.S. coastal areas to tsunamis, and the adequacy of early warning for coastal areas, after a strong underwater earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, on December 26, 2004. The earthquake generated a tsunami that devastat.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Water, Marine
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go directly to report, PDF _ RL33705 - Oil Spills in U.S. Coastal Waters: Background, Governance, and Issues for Congress
2-Sep-2008; Jonathan L. Ramseur; 41 p.
 Update: Previous releases:
February 5, 2008
August 23, 2007
April 24, 2007 (/NLE/CRSreports/07May/RL33705.pdf)
October 25, 2006 (/NLE/CRSreports/06Nov/RL33705.pdf)
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Abstract: During the past two decades, while U.S. oil imports and consumption have steadily risen, oil spill incidents and the volume of oil spilled have not followed a similar course. In general, the annual number and volume of oil spills have shown declines — in some cases, dramatic declines. The 1989 Ex.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Pollution, Marine, Government
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