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1 from States, environmental organizations, Alaska Native 



2 corporations, treaty tribes, and others as the Secretary 



3 deems appropriate. 



4 "(3) The Pinniped Interaction Task Force shall ad- 



5 vise the Secretary regarding — 



6 "(A) the use of available alternative fishing 



7 gear or practices to mitigate the interaction; 



8 "(B) in the event that no alternative gears are 



9 currently available, research into such alternatives; 



10 and 



11 "(C) other means of mitigating the interaction, 



12 including the use of limited intentional lethal 



13 takes.". 



14 SEC. 8. TREATY RIGHTS. 



15 Nothing in this Act is intended to abrogate existing 



16 fishing or hunting rights reserved to Indian tribes by trea- 



17 ty with the United States. 



1 8 SEC. 9. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 



19 The Act is amended — 



20 (1) in the table of contents by inserting after 



21 the item relating to section 117 the following: 



"Sec. 118. General authorization for commercial fisheries."; 



22 (2) in section 101(a)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(2)) 



23 by striking "permits may be issued therefor" and all 



24 that follows through "section 103." and inserting 



25 "an authorization may be issued therefor under this 



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