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Hearing held October 20, 1993 1 



Text of H.R. 779 83 



Statement of: 



Beideman, Nelson, Executive Director, Blue Water Fishermen's Associa- 

 tion 4 



Prepared statement 31 



Bogan, Ray, Legal Counsel for the United Boatmen of New Jersey and 



New York 6 



Prepared statement plus attachment 41 



Fields, Hon. Jack, a U.S. Representative from Texas, and Ranking Minor- 

 ity Member, Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries 2 



Foster, Dr. Nancy, Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National 

 Marine Fisheries Service; accompanied by Richard Stone, Director, 

 Highly Migratory Species Division, National Marine Fisheries Service... 3 



Prepared statement 26 



Hesse, Eric, Member, Board of Directors, East Coast Tuna Association 8 



Prepared statement 51 



ludicello, Suzanne, Senior Program Counsel, Center for Marine Conserva- 

 tion 12 



Prepared statement 77 



Manton, Hon. Thomas J., a U.S. Representative from New York, and 



Chairman, Subcommitee on Fisheries Management 1 



Pallone. Hon. Frank, a U.S. Representative from New Jersey 14 



Young, Hon. Dan, a U.S. Representative from Alaska, and Ranking Mi- 

 nority Member, Subcommittee on Fisheries Management 16 



Additional material supplied: 



Beideman, Nelson R. (Blue Water Fishermen's Association): 



McCall, Mariam, memorandum of December 1, 1992, to Maggie 



Hayes on MFCMA and ATCA 38 



NMFS Standing Committee on Research and Statistics: Chart on 



1991 catch offish species 40 



Proposed amendment for the Magnuson Act (MFCMA) 36 



Proposed amendment to the Magnuson Act and Atlantic Tunas Act.... 37 

 Bogan, Ray (Legal counsel for the United Boatrnen of New Jersey and 

 New York): 

 Geiser, John, Asbury Park Press, October 18, 1993, "Brielle out of the 



Tuna Sport Fishery" 49 



New Jersey Division of Fish, Game & Wildlife: 1991 data— number of 



boats 50 



Hesse, Eric M. (East Coast Tuna Association): 



Beidemen, Nelson R. (Bluewater Fishermen's Association): Coalition 



of United States Bluefin Tuna User Groups 73 



Chart of Atlantic bluefin tuna catch 72 



Mitchell, Hon. George et al: Letter of October 7, 1993, to Hon. Ronald 



H. Brown, Secretary of Commerce 69 



Press release of East Coast Tuna Association on the draft report of 



the Bluefin Working Group 61 



Ruais, Richard P. (East Coast Tuna Association): Letter of October 

 11, 1993, to Dr. James Baker, Under Secretary of Commerce for 



Oceans and Atmosphere 62 



Ruais, Richard P.: Letter of September 24, 1993, to Douglas K. Hall, 

 Assistant Secretary, NOAA 67 



